OSFR Gifts Silent Springs Book to Water Board Members
President Pam Smith followed through with the Board action to gift the Governing Board of the SJRWMD with a copy of the book, Silent Springs, by Dr. Bob Knight. Pam encouraged the SJRWMD board members […]
January Meeting of Suwannee River Water Management District Board
A large crowd attended the Suwannee River Water Management District board meeting on Tues., Jan 12 in Live Oak, among them at least seven OSFR members. And WCJB-TV sent a reporter to interview OSFR Policy […]
Weak Water Laws Opposed by Nearly All Environmental Groups
The current water bills before the Florida Legislative session about to begin have been much in the news. Today Jan 11, 2016, the Gainesville Sun has run an article by Daytona Beach News Journal writer […]
Meeting about Sabal Trail at Suwannee River State Park
The Sierra Club is hosting a meeting for organizational, educational, and strategical planning to stop the Sabal trail pipeline in Florida, Georgia and Alabama – especially concerning the Karst-riddled route that has been chosen by […]
Sad Story of the Flagship Spring the State Seems Bound & Determined to Destroy
Today, Jan. 10, 2016, Fred Hiers has written more on the sad story of Silver Springs, flagship spring of Florida that the state seems bound and determined to destroy, all the while making noises denying […]
How to Improve the Water Bills
. Dr. Bob Palmer has submitted the following editorial to the Tallahassee Democrat for publication and it will likely appear during the coming week. Comments from several legislators indicate a lack of willingness to improve […]
Important Call, Important Meeting
A very important week is coming up as this is when the Legislature begins the new session. Right off the bat we have the Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee on Wed., Jan. 13 in the […]
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