PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the launch of the 2024-2025 Great Outdoors Initiative on Monday which will impact many local state ...

Editor's note: On Aug. 23, the state announced that the public meetings were being postponed until early September. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, three state parks ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The sand along the coast of Grayton Beach State Park is so unique, some say it speaks to you. It's compared to sugar, and is so white it's almost blinding in bright sunlight.

Some Republican lawmakers are criticizing a controversial proposal to add lodges, pickleball courts and golf at state parks, as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on Thursday defended the idea of making the ...

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – The Florida Park Service will be conducting a 189-acre prescribed burn on Tuesday in the Grayton Beach State Park area. According to a South Walton Fire District ...