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Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs ...

A Florida congressman’s proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country’s 64th national park won’t help protect the state’s outstanding, and crucial, ...

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...

DANGER OF COLLAPSE. WELL, WHEN YOU THINK OF NATIONAL PARKS, THE OBVIOUS ONES COME TO MIND, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT YELLOWSTONE, HOME OF OLD FAITHFUL? ANOTHER EASY ONE. THE GRAND CANYON, 278 MILES OF STUNNING ...

As a wildlife ecology senior at UF, you’d think I visit Florida’s natural springs all the time. Well, I’ve only gone twice. But that’s not on account of the springs themselves. Florida’s natural ...

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher F. Meindl, University of South Florida (THE CONVERSATION) “Behold … a vast ...