ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — At Rock Springs, just north of Orlando, water gushes from a limestone cliff. Hundreds of gallons of ...

A boom in housing construction has led central Florida's water management district ... Swimmers enjoy the fresh water of the Rock Springs swimming hole on Dec. 11, at Rock Springs in Apopka ...

Now to an environmental challenge on the other side of the country, Florida's endangered freshwater springs. They are magnets for wildlife and for people who want to swim or paddle in crystal ...

Florida's springs provide important habitat for endangered ... attracting locals and visitors who come to paddle, tube or swim in the water, always at a constant 72 degrees. A boom in housing ...