You can cut down your own Christmas tree in Florida's Ocala National Forest. A $10 permit is required for each tree and can be purchased online. Tree cutting is only allowed in two specific, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Davidson River Campground in Pisgah National Forest will be closed from November 2025 through May 2026 for renovations, according to an Oct. 20 news release from Naventure. The bathhouse renovations ...

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 ...

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 ...

DANGER OF COLLAPSE. WELL, WHEN YOU THINK OF NATIONAL PARKS, THE OBVIOUS ONES COME TO MIND, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT YELLOWSTONE, HOME OF OLD FAITHFUL? ANOTHER EASY ONE. THE GRAND CANYON, 278 MILES OF STUNNING ...

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U.S. Rep. Randy Fine has proposed a bill to study the feasibility of a Florida Springs National Park, encompassing the Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs. The proposed park aims to protect ...

Human remains found in the Ocala National Forest are likely those of a missing Lake County man, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. “These remains have been presumptively identified as ...

The U.S. Forest Service closed several recreation sites in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for the remainder of 2025 due to the rapidly expanding Green Fire. The closure affects areas north of the ...