Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Spring
Gilchrist Blue is a First Magnitude spring in the eponymous sub-basin within the Devils Eye basin. Its been a recreational park since the 1950s when it was managed by the Kirby family. It then became […]
Water Use and Regenerative Agriculture Wed May 21st, 6 pm, High Springs.
Join us tonight, Wednesday May 21st at 6 pm as we explore how we can regenerate healthy soils that retain water, nutrients, and capture carbon. The meeting will be in-person with a live-streaming option on […]
Rum Island Spring
Rum Island Spring is featured in this eponymous Columbia County park. It is a 2nd magnitude spring in the Gilchrist Blue Spring sub-basin, similar to Poe, Gilchrist Blue and the Ichetucknee Head Spring. The vent is […]
The Sturgeon are on the move
Gentle Giant is on the US Fish and Wildlife Service Youtube page.
Jonathan, Bathtub, Sittin’ and Mermaid
This tiny pocket springs has been called Hog, Jonathan, Bathtub, Sittin’, and Mermaid. It is the first spring within the Gilchrist Blue sub-basin, proceeding Rum Island Spring. It is a 3rd magnitude spring in Columbia County […]
Regenerative Agriculture and our River, May 21 at 6 pm at the Florida Springs Welcome Center
Keeping our aquifer healthy means reducing fertilizer use and being more efficient with our water use. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has identified the many sources of these Nitrates-N. Row crops, hay, beef and […]
Gilchrist Blue Springs basin: with great beauty comes great responsibility.
Jonathan, Rum, Gilchrist Blue, and Naked Springs are within a sub-basin of the Devils Eye Springshed. Springsheds are complex, cavern dominated, and partially interrelated systems that “should be treated as one until additional research can […]
Silent Auction, May 10th at the High Springs Brewery, 11 am to 3 pm.
Come out and support Our Santa Fe River at the Silent Auction to be held at the High Springs Brewery at 18562 NW 237th St, High Springs, FL 32643 on May 10th during Pioneer Days. […]
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