Temporary Halt to Aquatic Spraying- Public Input Required
We need your input to tell FWC we want a permanent ban on herbicides in our waterways. Times and locations of public meetings will be announced shortly. It is very important to keep these […]
Join Us At These Up-coming OSFR Events
Hi, if we haven’t met, my name is Kristin Rubin and I am an OSFR board member, but more than that, I’m a person who wants to make a difference! Winter is quickly […]
Task Force Meeting on Valdosta Sewage Problem
All interested persons are welcome to attend this meeting. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back-
Volunteers take on trash problem at Alligator Lake over weekend
OSFR was mentioned in the write-up about the Alligator Lake cleanup, even though our organization did not sponsor this one, thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson who took part in the project. As did Steven Scott, […]
Ginnie Springs Gets Failing Grade From Dr. Knight
Slightly downriver from OSFR headquarters is Ginnie Springs, which in Dr. Knight’s article below, received an F grade in flow and nitrate. What we often refer to as the water bottling plant on CR 340 has […]
Alligator Lake Clean-up Sat. Jan. 19, 2019
Friends of the Ichetucknee is sponsoring a much-needed clean-up of the neglected lake. Please come and help out. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]
Commission agrees to softer ban on future toll roads
The following article gives a good account of what happened at this meeting, but there is more to the story. Marion County in the past has been famous for its open-arms welcome to developers, hence […]
Thanks but no thanks, Rick Scott
No one says it better than Diane Roberts, and no one deserves it more than Destructionist Rick Scott, unless it might be Carlos Beruff or John Miklos. But nah, Red Tide Rick is the worst. […]
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