Christopher Meindl remembers going on family trips as a child to Ocala, where they’d visit Juniper Springs. “It’s a fabulous looking place,” Meindl, who is associate professor of geography at the ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine has proposed a bill to study the feasibility of a Florida Springs National Park, encompassing the Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs. The proposed park aims to protect ...

A bill proposes a study to create a new national park in central and north Florida, encompassing natural springs and the Ocala National Forest. The proposal has drawn mixed reactions, with some ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — At Rock Springs, just north of Orlando, water gushes from a limestone cliff. Hundreds of gallons of water pour from an opening in the rock every second. Mike Cliburn, with ...

A Florida congressman’s proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country’s 64th national park won’t help protect the state’s outstanding, and crucial, ...