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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Forest bathing” is the practice of taking in the forest atmosphere. The Clearwater Lake Nature Trail is a popular spot with a 1.3-mile loop and other amenities. According to National Geographic, ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine wants to designate Ocala National Forest and some surrounding springs in Volusia, Flagler and other counties as a national park. More: Congressman Randy Fine proposes national ...

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 ...