Ichetucknee Update
Two volunteers with Our Santa Fe River are monitoring the manatees, Longnose Gar and water lettuce in the Ichetucknee State Park as part of a larger study which they will share with us over time. […]
Help Extend Critical Habitat for Manatees
Defenders of Wildlife wants our help to expand the proposed critical habitat for manatees. The current habitat designation has not been reevaluated since first established fifty years ago. Land use has changed greatly and habitat […]
Longnose Gar, Water Lettuce and the Ichetucknee
December through March, during the new and full moons, Gar congregate for their winter spawning on the Ichetucknee. They get pretty frisky, sometimes exploding through the floating vegetation. Kenneth Sulak, Ph.D. , a research fish […]
Biden Adds Drilling Protections
Hopefully, these protections can remain under the new US administration. Read the original article here at NPR. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it […]
The most abundant plant on the Ichetucknee spring run is invisible until dry : the periphyton
As the river level drops, one sees a vast expanse of a white substance coating the areas where high waters had receded. Some have suggested that this white residue is run-off from limestone road surfacing. […]
Brisk Dip Day for 2025
Cool weather did not keep springs lovers from the annual celebration at Ichetucknee Springs park. They came out in full force to enjoy the beautiful sunny, cool day at the springs. Thanks to OSFR member […]
Giving the River a Voice : the Legislative delegation
This week we have several opportunities to speak out for the health of our springs, river, and aquifer. Monday, January 6 at 9 a.m. in Tallahassee, there is a public hearing concerning the ‘Springs Harm […]
Obstacles to Right to Clean Water
Nothing is easy. Read the original article here in the Florida Phoenix. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim […]
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