(WFLA) — Three brush fires swept through Alafia River State Park on Sunday ... over a few hundred acres of the park. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forestry Service responded ...

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 ...

A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned ... to this unfortunate event.” This photo provided by Save the Manatee Club shows Shantay ...

A kayaker was attacked and killed by an alligator Tuesday afternoon at Lake Kissimmee State Park in Central Florida, according to authorities. Authorities were alerted to the incident just before ...

Biologists released 42 Eastern indigo snakes into their increasingly uncommon environment, the longleaf pine ecosystem in the Florida Panhandle. Photo from ... to the National Park Service.

Ron DeSantis’ plan to develop state parks with business ventures such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels, during a demonstration at Oleta River State Park, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in ...

The students emphasized the importance of public involvement and transparency in park planning ... and protect Florida's state parks from development. Email letter, op-eds, even photos to ...

Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection last year announced a plan that would have allowed developers to turn state parks into more touristy attractions. The 2024-2025 Great Outdoors ...

As multiple rounds of gunfire erupted near Florida State University’s student union ... wrote in a post accompanied by family photos. “He loved his job at FSU and his beautiful Wife and ...

It was shortly before noon Thursday at Florida State University ... Some piled desks against doors to try to block the shooter. Holden Mamula was in his calculus class when he heard sirens ...

Photo credit: Marilyn Laudadio While much of South Florida’s coastline has been transformed into a parade of high-rise condos and crowded beaches, the shoreline at Dr. Von D. Mizell–Eula Johnson State ...