High Springs Solar Facility Moves Forward
We are always happy to see more solar coming, in spite of the inevitable problems such as corporations wanting to take ownership of the sun, as OSFR board member Bill Basta writes, who sent […]
A Golden Opportunity For Alachua County’s Leaders
Progressive they may be in most environmental issues, Alachua’s deep injection well putting wastewater into our aquifer should be immediately stopped. The science behind injecting wastewater into our drinking water is akin to dumping garbage […]
Act Working to Save Springs by Protecting Land Along Santa Fe, Suwannee Rivers
To our knowledge, no other organization has done more to preserve land along the Santa Fe River than the Alachua Conservation Trust, headed by Tom Kay. Developers are fast moving in along the Santa Fe […]
Why I Donated Land to the Alachua Conservation Trust to Help the Santa Fe River
Your historian is proud to have been a close neighbor of Martha Strawn for 17 years. Her husband, Bill Latham, is a former board member of OSFR. Both love and care for the Santa Fe, […]
State to Acquire Land Parcel Near River Rise
Conservation to prevent development is always good thing for land near the Santa Fe River, and we commend this purchase and all the others. Read the original article at this link in the Lake City […]
IT’S OUR RIGHT TO GO SOLAR
Rich bullies want to take your rights away from you. Read below to learn how to fight back. This news item was sent by Solar United Neighbors. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org […]
Alachua Conservation Trust Conserves 288 Acres of Land Above Manatee Springs Cave System
Press Release from Alachua Conservation Trust January 7, 2022 Gainesville, Florida – Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) has permanently protected 288 acres of land immediately adjacent to Manatee Springs State Park thanks to an outpouring of […]
Press Release: Two Springs in State Priority Focus Areas Acquired by Alachua Conservation Trust
Two Springs in State Priority Focus Areas Acquired by Alachua Conservation Trust December 29, 2021 Gainesville, Florida – In the final days of 2021, Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is celebrating the conservation of […]
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