Bear activity is making the news these days - the numbers of still-threatened Florida black bears increasing - so to head off the potential of negative encounters with bears as you hike through the Ocala, Osceola, and Apalachicola National Forests, it’s now necessary to bear bag your food. It’s always been a smart idea because [...]

The 2009 National Federal Lands photo contest is underway, and you can win some fabulous prizes with your outdoor photography!  Each year, this contest encourages you to get outdoors and enjoy America’s public lands, including our National Parks, National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges, and in the West, lands held by the Bureau of Land Management [...]