Riverfest & Songwriting Contest April 17, 2016 @ Rum 138

December 16, 2015 SOLUTIONS, Education, Events (Education), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering

Calling All Songwriters Our Santa Fe RiverFest to be held April 17, 2016 Update: ***A big THANK YOU! to all the musicians who entered their original song about the Santa Fe River! It was a […]

OSFR Accepts Madness & Mayhem Check!

December 9, 2015 Advocacy, Events (Advocacy), Events (Education), Volunteering Leave a Comment

Thanks to our hard-working volunteers, our organization has profited from the non-profit Madness & Mayhem Haunted House event in October. Terry and Jessica Phelen visited OSFR headquarters at Rum 138 tonight and Jessica presented the […]

Call for OSFR Madness & Mayhem Volunteers and All Members-Check Presentation

December 7, 2015 Advocacy, Action Alerts!, Events (Advocacy), Events (Education), Miscellaneous, Volunteering 1 Comment

Wednesday evening at 6:00 Madness & Mayhem will present a check to OSFR for all their volunteer efforts at this year’s Haunted House. All OSFR M & M volunteers should be in the picture! Please […]

Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501-(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida on December 18, 2007. Our organization is composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

OSFR Announces And Welcomes Three New Advisors

November 19, 2015 Advocacy, Education, Events (Education), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering 2 Comments

Our Santa Fe River is proud to announce our three new advisors; Russ Augspurg A retired FAA air traffic controller specializing in weather, Russ Augspurg has been a riparian owner in Gilchrist county since 1999. During […]

Panel Tackles Consequences of Aquifer Pumping

November 17, 2015 Conservation, Education, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats, Events (Education), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

At the Bob Graham Center at the University of Florida this evening, the consequences of aquifer pumping were discussed by a group of individuals all connected in some way to water uses. These were Preston […]

OSFR Speaks at Friday Forum of Marion County

November 13, 2015 Events (Education), Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats - Pipelines, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) 1 Comment

Friday the thirteenth was a lucky day for the Friday Forum of Marion County, as OSFR Policy Director Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, aided by the able Amalie Datz of Florida Anti-Fracking Coalition, spoke to group about […]

Bob Palmer Will Speak at OSFR Board Meeting, Special Date, Nov. 18.

November 9, 2015 Events (Education), Miscellaneous, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering Leave a Comment

This is a special notice and invitation to OSFR members that Bob Palmer will address the board at the next board meeting, held Nov. 18 instead of later because of Thanksgiving. All interested potential […]

OSFR Holiday Paddle & Potluck

November 5, 2015 Education, Ecology, Events (Education), Miscellaneous 4 Comments

OSFR President Pam Smith sent out the following e-mail yesterday, Nov. 4, 2015; OSFR is happy to announce that it is starting a Paddle Club which will be open to all current members of OSFR […]

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Riverfest & Songwriting Contest April 17, 2016 @ Rum 138

OSFR Accepts Madness & Mayhem Check!

Call for OSFR Madness & Mayhem Volunteers and All Members-Check Presentation

OSFR Announces And Welcomes Three New Advisors

Panel Tackles Consequences of Aquifer Pumping

OSFR Speaks at Friday Forum of Marion County

Bob Palmer Will Speak at OSFR Board Meeting, Special Date, Nov. 18.

OSFR Holiday Paddle & Potluck

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