PRESS ADVISORY ** 3 PROTESTS, 1 MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS:

May 11, 2019 Action Alerts!, Advocacy 1 Comment

For Immediate Release May 10, 2019 Contact: Cris Costello, 941 914-0421, cris.costello@sierraclub.org ** PRESS ADVISORY ** 3 PROTESTS, 1 MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS: Veto disastrous Toll Roads and Growth Management bills for the sake of […]

RiverFest 2019 – A Thankful Retrospective

May 7, 2019 Conservation, Advocacy, Education, Ecology, Events (Advocacy), Miscellaneous, Events (Education), Volunteering Leave a Comment

By Michael Roth President, Our Santa Fe River, Inc. The ninth annual Santa Fe River Songwriting Contest and the associated OSFR RiverFest festival is now in the history books, and from the word on […]

Ken Cornell speaks to Sierra Club

May 4, 2019 Advocacy, Events (Advocacy), Miscellaneous, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, County Government Solutions, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) 4 Comments

Featured speaker at the Suwannee St. Johns Group Sierra Club on Thursday, May 2, 2019 was Alachua Co. Commissioner Ken Cornell, who drew a large crowd. His topics were environmentally related and included […]

Alachua Co. Update With Commissioner Ken Cornell

April 25, 2019 Advocacy, Events (Advocacy), County Government Solutions, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers 1 Comment

Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell will speak on environmental issues at this meeting sponsored by the Suwannee St. Johns Group Sierra Club.

Earth Day celebration “Rollin’ on the River”

April 24, 2019 Advocacy, Education, Events (Advocacy), Events (Education), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

The Earth Day celebration “Rollin’ on the River” was held at Brooker on April 20, 2019 and was created by Bradford Environmental Forum and co-sponsored by Bridges Across Borders, Our Santa Fe River, […]

Florida Water Conservation Month and Waterkeepers Florida 2019-04-02

April 8, 2019 Conservation, Advocacy, SOLUTIONS, Events (Advocacy), State Government Solutions, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

The following is taken from the WWALS website and can be found here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Florida Water Conservation […]

Proposed Changes to the Alachua County Water Quality Code

April 3, 2019 Action Alerts!, Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers Leave a Comment

Please see the following important message regarding fertilizer use: Please come out to support a strong fertilizer ordinance is springs country. Water quality harm comes from nutrient loading from nitrates and phosphorous which is spread on […]

Fabulous RiverFest 2019

April 2, 2019 Miscellaneous, Conservation, Advocacy, Events (Advocacy), Education, Ecology, Events (Education), Volunteering 1 Comment

Wow, a huge thank you to all who came out for our 2019 fundraiser for the fun, food, foolishness and music. And even bigger thank you to Rhonda Long and all the great volunteers that […]

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Phlip Buskirk on Protecting the Polluters: “If a policy consistently places economy above ecology, our water and Earth will be ruined as Deveopers become billionaires.” Nov 20, 11:11
James Brown on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Recommended reads: Thomas, Jordan “When It All Burns”. Stewart, Omer, “Forgotten Fires: Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness” Nov 19, 08:09
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PRESS ADVISORY ** 3 PROTESTS, 1 MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR DESANTIS:

RiverFest 2019 – A Thankful Retrospective

Ken Cornell speaks to Sierra Club

Alachua Co. Update With Commissioner Ken Cornell

Earth Day celebration “Rollin’ on the River”

Florida Water Conservation Month and Waterkeepers Florida 2019-04-02

Proposed Changes to the Alachua County Water Quality Code

Fabulous RiverFest 2019

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