On Sunday, May 12th, a group of explorers ventured out of Melrose Bay and into the rookery along the edge of Lake Santa Fe. We saw several large nests, side-by-side: a Blue Heron, an Ibis […]
The following was sent out by the Florida Springs Council. ——————————————————————— As bills and budget items are headed to the Governor’s desk, we need your help to continue to defend Florida’s springs, rivers and […]
High Springs did not achieve this rating because of the bottling plant at Ginnie Springs. It did not receive this rating because of the work of the Florida DEP nor the Suwannee River Water […]
This last month Our Santa Fe River, along with several other organizations contributed to finance the Science Bus visit to Brooker Community School. Brooker is in the Santa Fe River basin, along the upper reaches […]
The Santa Fe River is peppered with beautiful clear blue springs on either side of the river. The porous karst also swallows and pushes several mid-river springs, descriptively called boils. This particular boil situated between […]
The Upper Santa Fe River, above O’Leno, begins as overflow from rainwater fed Lake Santa Fe and Little Lake Santa Fe. We will be hosting a Mothers Day Paddle into Lake Santa Fe with Melrose […]
The Alachua Conservation Trust sent out the following for distribution. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 Alachua Conservation Trust Heather Obara, Associate Director 352-373-1078 info@AlachuaConservationTrust.org Conservation Permanence Matters in Florida By Tom Kay, Christine […]
Over-pumping and fertilizers is how we go from pristine springs to slime-filled morass. We have had a wet spring so our river is running high but we can go months without rain, which does happen, […]
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