The Florida Forest Service is responding to forest fires in Putnam County. It’s happening near State Road 19 and National ...

The Florida Highway Patrol says the fire may affect travel on SR-19 near the forest Thursday into the night and early morning ...

National Geographic released its annual "Best of the World" travel list for 2025. Out of the 25 global destinations, three U.S. locations made the cut: Florida’s Ocala National Forest, Boise ...

The 150-acre wildfire burning in the Ocala National Forest was 75% contained as of midday May 3, according to Ludie Bond, a wildlife mitigation specialist with the Florida Forest Service.

An invasive armored catfish grazes along the limestone bottom of Silver Glen Springs in Ocala National Forest, Florida. The armored catfish came to Florida in the 1950s, the result of the aquarium ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

A 150-acre fire that started the afternoon of May 2 in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order for part of northeast Marion. County Road 314 between Southeast First Road and State ...

LUANA WHAT’S HAPPENING THERE? YEAH, THIS IS COVERING THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. NOT A MASSIVE FIRE. IT’S COVERING ABOUT 100 ACRES RIGHT NOW WITH 0% CONTAINMENT. IT OBVIOUSLY, THE SMOKE OUT ...

A 150-acre wildfire in the Ocala National Forest is 75% contained as of May 3. An evacuation order issued on May 2 has been lifted, though authorities urge people to avoid the area. Rain is ...