Silver Springs State Park, among Florida’s earliest tourist destinations, preserves a vision of Old Florida that becomes increasingly precious as development continues throughout the state. The park’s ...

Tucked away in central Florida, Ocala stands as a magnificent contradiction to what most visitors expect from the Sunshine State – no crowded beaches, no endless theme park lines, just pure, ...

Ocala National Forest is Florida's inland natural wonder, with more than 600 lakes and rivers, 225 animal species, 200 bird species, and innumerable plants and trees. But the springs and lakes have ...

Some conservation advocates oppose the effort to make the Ocala National Forest and nearby areas part of the park system. Florida Republican Rep. Randy Fine is pushing legislation that could lead to ...

North Central Florida could house the country’s 64th national park, and Florida’s fourth. U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, R-F.L., proposed a bill July 23 that would create a new national park in Florida. It ...

A Florida congressman’s proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country’s 64th national park won’t help protect the state’s outstanding, and crucial, ...

A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, economists and conservationists. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has proposed the bill ...

When Florida Congressman Randy Fine offered a bill this summer to study transforming Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park, one of the benefits he cited was an economic boom that ...