Priorities For 2024
These were written for Southwest Florida, but many apply to the entire state. Our thanks go to Manasota-88 for their work for the environment. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river […]
IFAS Has No Credibility Here
We question the statements of IFAS regarding urban fertilizer because of their past misinformation and the red flags present here. The fertilizer lobby is powerful and we believe politics and money are involved here. As […]
Small improvement In Fracking
The fracking process results in produce water so toxic it cannot be cleaned to put back into the water cycle. The practice of injecting it underground is a bad solution because it is proved to […]
CAFOs Present Safety Issues As Well As Pollution Problems
The chicken concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in OSFR’s back yard was allowed after underhanded covert actions by the inept Columbia County leaders and continues to pose a pollution threat to the fragile, uncontained aquifer […]
Up-coming Events at Alachua Conservation Trust
The following information was sent by Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT,) a non-profit which is doing great work in preserving lands adjacent to the Santa Fe River. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A […]
Universities Partly to Blame For Excess Fertilizer Use
It is well documented that farmers often use much more fertilizer than needed and that the soil and plants can absorb. What is less well known is that state universities may often be partly to […]
WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. Launches Monthly Webinar Series
WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. launches monthly webinar series By Kasmira Smith | kasmira.smith@gaflnews.com Dec 29, 2023 Fannie Gibbs of Macedonia Community Foundation, left, and Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman paddle a boat […]
Rare Good News From Manatee County
Land purchases are among the best safeguards against development along rivers and wetlands and we are happy to see the Manatee Commissioners acting to protect the Manatee River. Read the original article here in […]
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