Public Interest Presentation Zoom Meeting REMINDER
Public interest has not been defined satisfactorily and many times incorrectly. It is refreshing to see the Army Corps use that term to deny the infamous Pebble Mine in Alaska. It is a powerful […]
Community should have input in solar development
The following op-ed is published online in the Gainesville Sun and will likely appear in the Sunday hard edition. In an effort to support communities that have been marginalized, sometimes big NGO’s must take a […]
Public Interest Presentation Zoom Meeting
FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL DONATE JOIN or SUBSCRIBE Florida Statute § 373.223 lays out the requirements for obtaining a water use permit, one of which is that the proposed use of water be “consistent […]
New Groundwater Recharge Wetland Park Coming to Gainesville–
This graphic illustrates how a groundwater recharge wetland park functions, which was a part of the presentation put together by Gainesville Regional Utilities at the meeting. (Courtesy of GRU) Following is a […]
How ‘DeathSantis’ could become ‘Governor Green
Wow. Just wow. This letter is amazing. Besides being so true, it is just totally common sense. As Craig Pittman says, there are plenty off other environmental issues he could jump on, and one […]
Senator Keith Perry, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders Tour Critical Land Conservation Projects in the Suwannee Valley
The following press release touting Keith Perry as an environmentalist (NOT) refers to the land purchase which was the subject of our latest op-ed, “State Fails to Protect, Then Pays to Restore Springs.” Those currently […]
WEBINAR ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA’S NATURAL SYSTEMS–
The following is offered as an event of interest to those working to preserve our natural water resources. Thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for the links and information. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – […]
Wakulla Springs success? Not so fast
Water district officials are playing a numbers game and are conveniently leaving out some critical information. Here Dr . Knight is calling them out and they should be ashamed. Paul Thurman knows the […]
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