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 ...

NEAR OCALA, FLA. (WSVN) – A central Florida congressman has put forward a proposal to change a state park into a new national park in the United States. U.S. Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) put forth a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Rep. Randy Fine wants to designate Ocala National Forest and some surrounding springs in Volusia, Flagler and other counties ...

It has been about three months since U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, a freshman Republican, offered legislation that would fund a study about whether the Ocala National Forest should be transformed into ...

OCALA, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Randy Fine has proposed a bill to evaluate the possibility of creating a Florida Springs National Park, including the Ocala National Forest and nearby springs. The proposed ...

The U.S. Forest Service says a prescribed burn was conducted in the Ocala National Forest on Monday and smoke from that fire ...

OCALA, Fla. — There’s a new push to turn many of Florida’s state springs into a national park. It’s a measure that Florida’s 6th Congressional District Rep. Randy Fine is pushing forward as part of ...

Anyone planning to visit the Ocala National Forest this week may want to consider bringing some earplugs with them.

I teach a class on “Southern Politics,” and we had our opening class last week. We discussed history for a bit, as I explained that the Democrats of the old “Solid South” were segregationists, and ...

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 ...