SILVER SPRINGS — Xiaoqian Huang’s recent trip from Beijing to Florida included a visit to Silver Springs State Park outside Ocala. "Beautiful,” is how he will describe the roughly 5,000-acre ...

The town of Ocala, located in Marion County Florida, truly delivers on opportunities ... Ocala is also home to Silver Springs State Park, which is incredibly beautiful and full of fantastic ...

We’re going to need a bigger canoe. A mammoth and aggressive alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, ...

It didn't have the pomp and circumstance that it deserved, but Gov. Ron DeSantis — albeit grudgingly — signed legislation to protect state parks.

Florida State Parks ] Another site that was on the Department of Environmental Protection’s list was Silver Springs State Park near Ocala, described as “America’s largest spring” on its ...

such as commonly grown fruits and vegetables that are not native to the U.S. Rhesus macaque monkeys are the most common in Florida, found at Silver Springs State Park near Ocala. They are brown to ...

With great fanfare and unanimous support, the Florida Legislature passed the State Park Preservation Act (Senate Bill 80) and sent it to the governor. Kudos to state Sen. Gayle Harrell ...

Florida Senate Bill 80, also known as the “State Park Preservation Act,” aims to protect Florida’s state parks from development. The bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Gayle Harrell ...

A bill that would protect state parks from development has stalled in the Florida Legislature ... at places like Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, Anastasia State Park in St ...

Her district includes some of Florida’s first state parks, places with preservation efforts dating back to 1930s and the Civilian Conservation Corps: O’Leno State Park on the banks of the ...