A $4.1 million taxpayer-funded dredging project along the Weeki Wachee River could've been avoided if officials better enforced rules on the water, advocate says.

WEEKI WACHEE — Advocates who have fought for six years to reverse the decline of the Weeki Wachee River were dealt a blow earlier this month when officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The 927-acre Weeki Wachee Springs State Park leases its land mostly from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Within those state park boundaries, signs tell people who rent kayaks from ...

As FWC considers designating a stretch of the Weeki Wachee River as a Springs Protection Zone, preservationists are asking visitors for help keeping the river healthy. https://www.abcactionnews ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday approved a new rule creating a Springs Protection Zone along a 5.61-mile stretch of the river from the springhead in Weeki Wachee ...

The all-new Weeki Wachee Mermaid Experience is helping mermaid dreams come true -going on now until September 25, 2025!

HERANDO COUNTY, Fla. — New protections are being made to help preserve the Weeki Wachee River. Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to prohibit visitors from ...

Weeki Wachee's once luscious banks along the crystal clear, spring-fed river continue to erode. Trees are being undermined, and eel grass on the river bottom is being trampled.

After a prolonged fight, the zone was approved last July. Now, there are new rules on the 5.6-mile span of the river from Weeki Wachee Springs State Park to Rogers Park.

Weeki Wachee River - Credit: Sean Kinane Spring break season is approaching. That’s a time when Florida’s fragile rivers can get damaged from overuse. Local and state partners want to minimize ...