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 […]

Water-Friendly Agriculture

December 14, 2015 Conservation, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Sunday’s Gainesville Sun carried an article by Dr. Robert Ulanowicz dealing with water and agriculture in Florida. He calls for an end to most new large-scale withdrawals, and to the free water now enjoyed by […]

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 […]

Enthusiastic Clean Water Press Conference in Gainesville

December 9, 2015 Environmental Threats, Conservation, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Dozens of civic groups and businesses simultaneously gathered in front of the district offices of Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Crisafulli and Glen Springs to ask for leadership to strengthen water legislation […]

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 […]

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR WED., DEC. 9 FOR CLEAN WATER FIX, GAINESVILLE

December 6, 2015 Action Alerts!, Environmental Threats, Conservation, Advocacy, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! PRESS ADVISORY: December 9 press events to ask Senate President Gardiner, House Speaker Crisafulli for clean water fix Posted: 05 Dec 2015 07:32 AM PST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cris […]

Industrialized Farming Diminishes Springs

December 6, 2015 Conservation, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The Gainesville Sun has run a column today by OSFR advisor Robert Knight describing how industrialized farming using huge quantities of water and nitrogen ferlizer has damaged our springs, rivers and aquifer. Continue reading […]

Amendment 1 Challenge Still Alive

December 4, 2015 Conservation, State Government Solutions, State Government Threats, Land Purchases, Ecology, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida recounts the latest on the challenge of misuse of Amendment 1 funds brought by the Florida Wildlife Federation, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, the Environmental Confederation of Southwest […]

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Riverfest & Songwriting Contest April 17, 2016 @ Rum 138

Water-Friendly Agriculture

OSFR Accepts Madness & Mayhem Check!

Enthusiastic Clean Water Press Conference in Gainesville

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

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR WED., DEC. 9 FOR CLEAN WATER FIX, GAINESVILLE

Industrialized Farming Diminishes Springs

Amendment 1 Challenge Still Alive

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