OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — With shimmering turquoise water surrounded by lush oaks and towering pines, Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area offers swimming, picnicking areas and a primitive hiking trail ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A 13-foot alligator was pulled from the Silver Glen Springs recreational area Saturday in the Ocala National Forest. Channel 9's Myrt Price went back to the springs on Monday and ...

With a historical flow rate of 65 million gallons daily, the 18-foot-deep Silver Glen Spring is a first-magnitude spring in the Silver Glen Spring basin. Another 40-foot-deep vent, called the “Natural ...

ASTOR, Fla. – Boating activists around Astor are worried they may not be able to enjoy anchoring in Silver Glen Springs for much longer. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told News ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission could place restrictions on boats at Silver Glen Springs to deal with capacity issues, a proposal that’s quickly gaining opposition. FWC ...

A “primitive” fish that is both familiar and alien was caught in central Florida, prompting marine biologists to consider what might have happened in the waters of Silver Glen Springs. The creature ...

July 8 (UPI) --Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shared an unusual catch from a recent fish survey -- a longnose gar with a crooked back. The FWC's Fish and ...

Ocala National Forest is Florida's inland natural wonder, with more than 600 lakes and rivers, 225 animal species, 200 bird species, and innumerable plants and trees. But the springs and lakes have ...

SALT SPRINGS — The body of an Orlando diver missing since Dec. 29 has been recovered from inside a cave at the Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area. The body of Alexander James McKeeman, 25, was found ...

Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were called to remove a massive gator from a swimming area at Silver Glen Springs on Saturday. MCSO Patrol Deputy David Christmas responded to a call ...

The strange-looking gar was caught in Silver Glen Springs, a natural spring that is about a 70-mile drive north from Orlando, Florida. Video screengrab WanderLensArtistry A “primitive” fish that is ...