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Long before moving to Florida, Vasanti Doshi attributed a sacredness to the Suwannee River, likening it to the Ganga or Ganges River in her ancestral India. To reflect, to celebrate, to mourn and to pray, Vasanti eases down the creaky steps of her backyard dock. -
Rose Schnabel/WUFT NewsResearchers collected 275 bald eagle eggs from north central Florida in a remarkably successful effort to help save a species ravaged by pesticides and habitat loss. A new statue at an active nesting site will honor the eagles that gave their eggs.
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People at a presentation on the history of wildland fire in Florida Sunday walked away with a simple message: Fire is not the enemy. The talk drew on Indigenous knowledge and modern science to reframe how the public views wildfire and prescribed burns. -
It was Lorene who facilitated a bidding war between rival mining companies over a piece of this land, but also her who stopped it. And it was a family trust, in her name, that preserved the land forever. -
“It would break my heart, break my soul, to see this place actually develop,” one farmer said. -
Recent reports praising north central Florida’s Ichetucknee Springs prompted some area residents to post concerned comments on social media about excessive use of the area. -
Community action leads to victory: Chassahowitzka River Campground to stay open under county controlSWFWMD is expected to take the last step of approving the agreement with Citrus County at the next county commission meeting on Sept. 23. -
A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, economists and conservationists. -
A Sumter County landfill that’s been the subject of odor complaints since January is going to try to bury the funk underground instead of evaporating it. -
When 21 dogs were left at DogWalker Ranch in July, owner Ayla Pritchard knew her small facility was in for a challenge. -
Alachua County began drafting its climate action plan in 2022, making it the first inland county in Florida to do so. -
As hurricane season peaks in north central Florida, local animal shelters are stepping up their preparedness efforts to protect some of the community’s most vulnerable members—pets.
