This is the story we see over and over and over again in Florida when representatives of the State attempt to answer questions of sustainability. Their BS answer is that …it’s not unsustainable as alternative […]
The Santa Fe River is peppered with beautiful clear blue springs on either side of the river. The porous karst also swallows and pushes several mid-river springs, descriptively called boils. This particular boil situated between […]
The Alachua Conservation Trust sent out the following for distribution. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 Alachua Conservation Trust Heather Obara, Associate Director 352-373-1078 info@AlachuaConservationTrust.org Conservation Permanence Matters in Florida By Tom Kay, Christine […]
Over-pumping and fertilizers is how we go from pristine springs to slime-filled morass. We have had a wet spring so our river is running high but we can go months without rain, which does happen, […]
The first thing you see is the beauty of these young adults wearing springs-like shirts on the edge of one of our most treasured springs: Ichetucknee Head Springs. These colorful shirts were fashioned during a […]
The following was sent by Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council, who speaks for all of us. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
On a recent excursion to the Ichetucknee one could see a vast expanse of a white substance coating the areas where high waters had receded. Some have postulated that this white residue is run-off from […]
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