Florida native demonstration garden
Members of Our Santa Fe River and the owners of Rum 138 will be installing and maintaining a Florida native demonstration garden at Rum 138, 2070 SW County Road 138, in Fort White, Florida. This […]
Past the “tipping point”
* Environmentalists sometimes warn that we are near the “tipping point” in our degradation of our resources. Regarding our beaches, we are not just near it, we have passed it. Not too long ago, if […]
QUARTERMAN: Swamp, Suwannee more valuable than titanium
Twin Pines Mine is located in the red circle TPM, due North of Macclenny, FL. The following article from the Valdosta Daily Times has been updated by John Quarterman to include times and addresses of […]
Bradford Commissioners Hear From Alachua Commissioner Hutchinson
But our [Alachua] County Commission will not allow the Santa Fe River – the sparkling gem that is the best reason to live in North Florida – to be sullied on our watch. Commissioner Robert […]
Whitey Markle Honored with Special Service Award
Many of our readers know Whitey Markle, as he has appeared before our board and many meetings and advocacy events fighting common causes with Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail, fracking, the phosphate mine, and […]
Avoid another summer of slime
The state needs more than voluntary practices to control pollution from agricultural operations and more aggressive steps to prevent pollution from home septic tanks and fertilizer. As long as our state continues to pussyfoot around, […]
Again: Florida Counties meet Valdosta about sewage in rivers and wells 2019-07-10
John Quarterman, Suwannee RiverKeeper, has sent the following notice about the meeting of the Florida Task Force for the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council with the Valdosta authorities. Escaping sewage from Valdosta has […]
GOVERNOR SHOWS TRUE COLORS
Whitey Markle, who is chair of the Suwannee St. Johns Group of the Sierra Club in Florida, has written the following article in the Group’s July newsletter. In this article he gives his assessment […]
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