Giving Tuesday
Our Santa Fe River is the only organization that is focused on the Santa Fe River. Since 2005, we’ve given voice to the river. Become a member, or renew your membership with our new options […]
Meditation Monday
Enjoy a passage above O’Leno where the cypress trees form island clusters and the banks are high and rocky. Our Santa Fe River shares its beauty and serenity. OSFR President Joanne Tremblayjoanne.tremblay@oursantaferiver.org“Giving Our River A […]
Primal Landscapes
The upper Santa Fe River appears serene and untouched. Its steep banks and hawthorn formation soils skirting the Cody Escarpment. A tannic spring, convened by majestic cypress trees, crest its crown. May that our watersheds […]
Cypress slicks
POP! PLUNK! SPLASH! Bald cypress tree cones explode, landing on the mossy ground or splashing into the water below. The cone releases seeds and a rainbow sheen of oil in cubist shapes. When disturbed, the […]
Circling Around
It was about this time last year when I completed my exploration to the headwaters of the Santa Fe River. I created a short ‘video’ depicting the path from Santa Fe Swamp to O’Leno. Up […]
Monday Meditations
The river transitions at O’Leno. This stretch of the river marks the end of the upper Santa Fe. This dark and narrow passageway takes us from the confined to the unconfined aquifer. The upper Santa […]
Florida’s Dry Season Has Arrived
Florida’s dry season usually arrives by late October, lasting through the “winter” months into early spring. May through October is our wet season. The Suwannee River Water Management District produces a Monthly Hydrological Report. September’s […]
Rising from our Collective Grief
This season has brought overwhelming grief as we witness the destruction of communities, lives, homes and trees. The impact of these drastic changes has been difficult to endure. While we rest in our grief, we […]
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