National Forests in Florida

This upcoming weekend, August 14-15, many National Forests in Florida recreation sites are fee-free in honor of Back-to-School.
Get the family outdoors and have a great time before settling back into the classroom!
Free admission applies to certain sites within the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests.
Review the full list of sites in each of the National [...]

Get Outdoors = GO! Join the National Forests in Florida in celebrating National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday June 12 by enjoying our forests with your family.  Even as the weather warms up here in Florida, there’s always a getaway to enjoy year-round in our National Forests in Florida:

Take a short walk and go swimming [...]

The National Forests in Florida is now accepting applications for AmeriCorps positions on the Osceola National Forest in Olustee, FL.   AmeriCorps is a national service program for enthusiastic people to put their idealism into action!
These AmeriCorps positions are focused on volunteer coordination and community outreach.  Duties will include:

Recruiting and assisting in the administration of volunteers
Building [...]

A 56-acre wildfire caused by a lightning strike in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness in the Osceola National Forest was 100-percent contained by U.S. Forest Service firefighters at 8 p.m. on May 10.
Aerial ignitions from a helicopter will be used today to prevent spot fires.
The wildfire was discovered at about noon on [...]

Press Release
Olustee, Fla. — A team of U.S. Forest Service firefighters immediately responded to and safely secured a wildfire in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness that was discovered at approximately noon on May 9.
The fire was secured last night but the Forest Service will conduct a 3,000-acre burnout today on the western [...]