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Hidden deep within Florida’s wilderness lies a trail that leads to one of the state’s best-kept secrets: a forgotten ghost town. The St. Francis Trail winds through Ocala National Forest, offering ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has introduced legislation that could eventually lead to designating the vast Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs as a national park. But at this point, he is ...

A Florida congressman wants the federal government to consider a Florida Springs National Park. Environmental stakeholders are skeptical. A Florida lawmaker recently filed legislation that would have ...

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 ...

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 ...