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 ...

He had driven five hours from his current hometown of Miami, after flying 10 hours back from Italy. The one-time standout ...

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.

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 ...

The Weeki Wachee River Restoration project is managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District which hired Sea & Shoreline LLC as its new contractor, a company that had responded to the ...

Your tour guides are Florida naturalists or conversation biologists, offering a unique experience every time. "It's really important to us as residents of Hernando County, we've also lived on the ...

The water district is working on the $2.1 million project to clear the channel so boaters can continue to traverse it, along with the sea cows who flock to the river's 72-degree waters. Madison ...

Kayakers gather in the shallow waters of the Weeki Wachee River. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had proposed barring the mooring of watercraft along 20 sandbars in the river.

Mermaids, water adventures, and fun, oh my!Mermaids, water adventures, and fun, oh my! For more than 70 years, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park has been a summer haven for Floridians. The center of ...