Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed nine bills from this session with only a few measures remaining for a decision, along ...

Central Florida’s Ocklawaha River is one of the nation’s most endangered rivers, according to an environmental group’s 2020 list released Tuesday for the 10 rivers in the U.S. mos… ...

The Ocklawaha River’s Rodman Reservoir feels isolated and unworldly. The reservoir’s dark waters also are plagued by a constant growth of floating weeds, such as this clump of water lettuce.

The Rodman Reservoir, once a natural part of the Ocklawaha River, now has a bottom covered in accumulating organic and inorganic sediments. These sediments are described as "septic" in nature.

One simple action — restoring the Ocklawaha River by breaching the dam and draining the reservoir — would repair this glaring gap in the Ocala to Osceola part of the corridor and ease the free ...

Boat captain Erika Ritter calls herself a sixth-generation Cracker. She pilots her craft, the Anhinga Spirit, on her "playground," the Ocklawaha River, in the vicinity of Eureka Bridge, close to ...