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 […]
We applaud the progress toward sustainable energy. Babcock has long celebrated its distinction as the first solar-powered town in the U.S., founder Syd Kitson said, but hasn’t had a way to show the public […]
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, […]
The first thing you see is the beauty of these young adults wearing springs-like shirts on the edge of one of our most treasured springs: Ichetucknee Head Springs. These colorful shirts were fashioned during a […]
The following was sent by Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council, who speaks for all of us. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
On a recent excursion to the Ichetucknee one could see a vast expanse of a white substance coating the areas where high waters had receded. Some have postulated that this white residue is run-off from […]
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