Conditions might be a little shaky in Volusia County and other areas this week because of U.S. Navy bombing training at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest. Residents could feel ...

The 150-acre wildfire burning in the Ocala National Forest was 75% contained as of midday May 3, according to Ludie Bond, a wildlife mitigation specialist with the Florida Forest Service. She said ...

A proposal to study turning Ocala National Forest into a national park has been met with both support and opposition. Opponents fear the change would increase tourism and development, disrupting the ...

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 ...

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has successfully relocated the bear seen on Walt Disney World property. The black bear is now in the Ocala National Forest, as seen ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Four brush fires were reported in the Ocala National Forest “following the passage of a thunderstorm,” according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service. Officials posted ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested after nearly 3,000 pounds of trash were removed from the Ocala National Forest, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In a ...

A Central Florida congressman has put forward a proposal for the newest national park in the United States: the Florida Springs National Park. Congressman Randy Fine (R) has filed a bill in the U.S.

OCALA, Fla. — A suspect is in custody and another is sought by authorities after they dumped 2,780 pounds of trash at Ocala National Forest earlier this month, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife ...

There’s something romantic or nostalgic about the idea of cutting down your own Christmas tree, whether it harkens back to family memories or holiday movies that feature a hand-cut tree. On a merry ...

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 ...