“Is a River Alive?,” the new book by Robert Macfarlane, is gorgeously written but also windy and sentimental.

Ready for an adventure that combines the thrill of exploration with the beauty of nature? Chassahowitzka River in Florida invites you to paddle through its crystal waters. This enchanting river, often ...

The world of tranquility becomes reality when kayaking Chassahowitzka River on Florida's Nature Coast.

One man died and a teenage son was injured when they fell out of a motorized canoe in Florida’s Chassahowitzka Bay, deputies say.

Q: What can visitors do to help protect the Chassahowitzka and Weeki Wachee rivers? A: We encourage people to follow these best management practices to help reduce their environmental impact: 1. Stay ...

The district has found direct links between river recreational use and environmental damage. For example, visitors leaving kayaks while on the river have trampled vegetation and eroded riverbanks and ...

Earlier this summer, Louisiana nominated a portion of the Atchafalaya Basin—often referred to by coastal scientists and conservationists as “America’s wetland”—to become the country’s 31st site in the ...

The Chassahowitzka River hosts various birds, even those you would find in the woods, like Pileated and Downy woodpeckers. Still you will have more chances to see tri-colored herons, ospreys, green ...

Southwest Florida Water Management District Springs Scientist Dr. Madison Trowbridge looks up at rope swing tied to a tree along the riverbank of the Chassahowitzka River in southwest Citrus County.

Chassahowitzka, on the west coast of Florida, means “hanging pumpkins.” Apopka means “potato eating place,” while Tsala Apopka means “bass eating location.” ...

Widely circulated social media posts showed people taking photographs with a dead tiger shark on the Chassahowitzka River in Florida.