One of the original Florida state parks, opened to the public in 1935 ... Another special inhabitant of the park is the rare Barbour’s map turtle, only found in this part of the country.

Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad ...

be sure to visit the Florida State Parks website. You can also follow their Facebook page for updates and stunning photos that will have you packing your bags in no time. And don’t forget to use this ...

As part of its year-end housekeeping business, the Hutchinson City Council approved the capital improvement plan for the five years of 2016 through 2020. It lays out the city’s expected ...

A plan to create stricter rules for buffer strips beside state waters, and provide a funding mechanism for existing rules passed in the Minnesota House at 11:45 p.m. May 18, just before deadline.

A bill filed by a Republican state senator would put big guardrails around any future plans by the state to develop state ...

Last summer, the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection proposed a plan to build hotels, golf courses and other amenities ...

Bill moving forward that would prevent building such things golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate is moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as golf courses, ...

A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first ...

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday began moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as ...

Florida lawmakers are now pushing a bill that would block development within state parks - that includes restricting building ...