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 ...

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 ...

Florida is famously one of the most nature-rich states in the U.S., but this National Forest is perhaps even more beautiful than usual for the "Sunshine State." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A brush fire in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, now named the Fernandez Wildfire has burned 210 acres of forest. The Fernandez Wildfire has covered 210 acres of the national forest with 60% ...

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.

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Update: As of 9:20 p.m. May 2 the evacuation order was lifted and all roads are open, according to the Marion County ...

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 ...