MFLs, a License to Kill
Manasota-88 writes today about Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs) in Horse and Charlie creeks in South Florida, but the situation is the same in the Santa Fe basin: the State of Florida uses the MFLs […]
Potluck Supper Thursday, Nov. 9 2023
Hi everyone, There is still time to be at this most important event, Thursday, November 9, 2024 at 6:30 pm to 8 pm., at Rum 138, 2070 SW CR […]
A Great Example of What County Commissioners Can Do
Sometimes local leadership identifies a need and takes the initiative and acts. Such is the laudable case at hand when the Miami-Dade County Commission tackled the problem of septic tanks by forcing change. Unfortunately, with […]
New Book Outlines the Dangers of Over-use of Fertilizers
Dan Egan is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. A two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times […]
Learn About The Gulf Sturgeon, Friday Nov. 3, 2023 at FSI
The Gulf Sturgeon can be found in the lower Santa Fe River but is not often seen. Here is an opportunity to become more informed. Thanks to the Florida Springs Institute for making […]
Reduced River Flow Must Bring Consequences
In Florida our DEP shows little fear of reducing our springs’ and rivers’ Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLSs) and they do it all the time. Little by little they find some type of justification, usually […]
Free Webinar On Climate Change
The following was sent to me from the series of “The Invading Sea” by Florida Atlantic University. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it […]
These Days, It’s FL Developers Who Are Sneaking In and Swiping Natural Resources From the Public
This is a familiar story in Florida: developers use money and power to get what they want. Sometimes laws are broken and exceptions made because of money. Sometimes developers sue individuals who complain about their […]
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