The Historic Ethel Trail helps visitors retrace Central Florida history at Rock Springs Run State Reserve on Nov. 30, 2023. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) Little was known about Ethel until ...

A state plan to resume bear hunting after a decade-long hibernation has deepened the discord over whether a bear hunt is a ...

For the first time in nearly a decade, Florida wildlife officials are considering a black bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in December asked its staff to come up ...

Rock Springs is one of more than a thousand freshwater springs in Florida. Because of its unique geology, the state has one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs anywhere in the world.