Protect springs beyond park purchase
The Gainesville Sun has an excellent editorial about the state’s purchase of Blue Springs. An action to be lauded, a responsibility to protect. Continue reading for the article or go to this link for the […]
Gilchrist Blue Springs Will Become State Park
Long in the works, and long supported by OSFR, finally we see some Amendment 1 funds put to their intended use. Yesterday, June 14, 2017, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein’s proposal to have the state purchase […]
In Secret Deal, Scott Pushes Own Agenda, Ignores Voters
The editorial today, June 7, 2017, in the Gainesville Sun reveals once again that our lack of honest leadership in Tallahassee leaves the voters’ will and the environment in the increasingly deepening muck on our […]
House seeks Florida Forever changes
Battles continue over use of Amendment 1 funds, which have ensued since the amendment passed. The Gainesville Sun has this article in today’s April 25, 2017 edition. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A […]
Plaintiffs Will Combine Forces in Amendment 1 Lawsuit
Florida Politics has published online the following article dealing with the State of Florida’s Legislature, DEP and FWC in their unwillingness to follow the law. The power that these groups possess has given them the […]
Job Well Done For The River WIth a Caveat
Although our main interest is the Santa Fe River, it does behoove us to some degree to keep tabs on the actions of our neighboring water district, given that they serve the same boss, and […]
One Small Step
The Associated Press has released the following article describing at last some positive action to mend the problem on Lake Okeechobee and the polluters there. Although this won’t happen, taxpayer money could be saved if […]
Amendment 1 Drags On, And On….
The biased and special-interest riddled Legislature that is Florida’s, continues to hold in lock-down the Amendment 1 funds that should be spent on the issues intended by the voters when they overwhelmingly approved the law. […]
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