Testing the Waters
Why do we sample our river for pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and bacterial activity? These are basic measures of the health of our river. Regular testing allows us to gauge whether it is healthy or […]
RiverFest Guided Plant Hike: March 9, 2024 at the Santa Fe River Preserve, South Tract.
Don’t miss the chance to join the RiverFest Plant Hikes in March and learn from the expert Dr. Jacono about the amazing plants that grow in the wetlands and forests along the Santa Fe River. […]
Koch Industries May Pose New Risk of Plastic Pollution And The Environment
Solving threats to the environment will surely become more difficult with billionaire backing of industry by the Koch Industries. Read the original article here in The New York Times. Comments by OSFR historian […]
Help Celebrate DR. Bob Knight’s Incredible Career
Through the years no one individual has worked harder nor achieved more to protect the Santa Fe River, the springs and aquifer of North Florida than Dr. Robert Knight. He has done this with […]
Another Serious Power Grab Attempt To Take Away Our Rights
If you have had environmental concerns for Florida for any length of time you will agree that the people who make the decisions which decide the fate of our environment usually side with industry. […]
“Restoration” Doesn’t Happen In Florida
“‘Restore’ return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position.” This doesn’t happen in Florida. Not to rivers, not to springs, not to land destroyed by phosphate mining. Florida has not “restored” the […]
Not If But When Oil Pipelines Will Leak; It’s Happened Again
More reasons to switch from polluting fossil fuels, our latest pipeline break. The frustratingly slow switch is in progress but we constantly and continually poison our planet in order to save money. For many […]
A Win For Water
In a situation gone from good to much worse, the waters of Tampa Bay had been restored to nearly 1950s cleanliness but have lately suffered continued pollution hits due in part to Pinellas County’s frequent […]
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