The Florida Department of Environmental Protection considered two dozen state parks for more intensive development at one time, a new, unreleased document shows, and a Sarasota County gem — Oscar ...

Sarasota Emergency Services are working to put out a brush fire at Oscar Scherer State Park after losing control of a prescribed fire on Friday. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deployed its ...

I hate camping. I hate sleeping on the ground. I hate bug bites. I hate backaches. I hate going to sleep at sunset and waking up at dawn. I hate fearing for my life while wondering if an animal (or ...