The first time I ever went to Florida was in the spring of 1971 to visit my cousin, Jack Lounsbury, who was a National Park Ranger based in the Florida Everglades. I had pictures in my mind of buzzing ...

Situated on Lake Cypress at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades, Wild Florida Adventure Park offers airboat rides, as well as a Gator Park and drive-thru safari park. A visit here combines ...

Jolly Gator Fish Camp 4650 E State Rd 46, Geneva, 407-321-0153 If you want to do some real backwater airboating, this is the spot. Operated by Central Florida Airboat Tours, Captain Bruce offers up a ...

I’m back for another week of random, unofficial holidays that give me an excuse to research the random things that intrigue me, and this week is all about airboats. National Airboat Day, celebrated on ...

Conservationist, wildlife biologist, writer, and award‑winning photographer Kirsten Hines discusses her stunning new book Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey. Between The Covers is available to stream on ...

If there is anything we learned from Floridians’ collective outrage at the proposed developments in our state parks last year, it is that we share a deep-rooted opposition to watching our natural ...