Jul 22, 2024 | Discover Ocala, Ecological, Uncategorized
“The wide world is all about you; you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.” — J.R.R. Tolkien Stretching across 110 miles from the St. Johns River to the Gulf of Mexico, the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is one of those unexpected...
May 15, 2024 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological, Equestrian, Sell, Showcase Properties of Central Florida
We’re lucky to have a lot of green and sprawling places in Marion County – lush, fertile farmland, pristine lakes and rivers, and an industry based around horses that places a value on keeping them healthy and thriving. In a way, conservation is embedded in the...
May 20, 2022 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological, Local Resources
Our region is blessed by close proximity to Ocala National Forest only three miles east of the city of Ocala. It is the largest National Forest in Florida and the oldest one east of the Mississippi River. With the standard combination of oaks, laurels, scrub pines,...
Aug 16, 2021 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological
In Irish Gaelic, “uisce beatha” (pronounced whiska-ba) is the same thing the Romans called “aqua vitae”, or Water of Life. The Irish, being saucy, shortened that to “whiskey”, and thus the world was gifted with the Emerald Isle’s love and lore of the legendary...
Dec 17, 2020 | All, Ecological, Local Resources
During the spring and summer, Florida definitely lives up to its name as “the land of flowers”– sometimes too well. Our state’s sunny, tropical environment makes it an inviting home for plant species that aren’t native to the area and could...
Sep 15, 2020 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological
Florida has an enormous agriculture industry that relies on many things—dedicated workers, favorable weather, and reliable transportation. However, one tiny but crucial upholder of of our agri-economy often gets overlooked: the honeybee. And as you may have heard,...
