Help to Save the River

January 2, 2023 Volunteering, Who We Are Leave a Comment

Past president and current OSFR board member Kristin Rubin has sent the following: Dearest Readers and Members of Our Santa Fe River, When I joined OSFR and became a board member I was asked […]

Deliberate Misinformation On Climate Change Persists

January 2, 2023 Environmental Threats - Climate Change, Clean Energy, Education Leave a Comment

Given a boost by a past president who habitually spawned misinformation, it is a sad thing in our country that this is becoming the norm and that the country’s leaders politicize nearly everything. […]

Good News From the EPA!!

December 30, 2022 Federal Government Solutions, Governance, Legislation, & Regulations (Solutions) Leave a Comment

Problems have ensued since 2015 with the definitions in this edict. Hopefully, it appears that the language has been firmed up and the protections will be there and our fifty-year-old Clean Water Act will be […]

Call For RiverFest Volunteers Monday January 2, 2023

December 28, 2022 Volunteering, Who We Are Leave a Comment

Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501-(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida on December 18, 2007. Our organization is composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

“Fellowship of the Springs” Fun-raising Re-Gifting Live Auction and Potluck

December 25, 2022 Events (Education), Volunteering, Who We Are Leave a Comment

“Fellowship of the Springs” Fun-raising Re-Gifting Live Auction and Potluck If you haven’t heard the incredible news, the FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL (FSC) recently learned of a Big Win in the “Nestle/Seven Springs Water Company/Blue Triton” […]

Happy Holidays

December 24, 2022 SOLUTIONS, Volunteering, Who We Are Leave a Comment

Happy Holiday wishes 2022 from all of us to to all of you who love the Santa Fe River. May your upcoming river journeys overflow with joy from the springs that give life to our […]

ICHE NIPPY DIP DAY & MEMORIAL TOAST TO FOUNDER EARL KINARD

December 23, 2022 Conservation, SOLUTIONS, Miscellaneous, Volunteering Leave a Comment

ICHE NIPPY DIPPY DAY WHEN Saturday, January 7, 2023 9:00 am – 1:00 pm EST WHERE Ichetucknee Springs State Park 8294 S.W. Elim Church Road Fort White FL 32038 DIRECTIONS Head Spring/ Ichetucknee […]

Spurred by Regulators, 3M to Phase Out “Forever Chemicals”

December 22, 2022 SOLUTIONS, Education, Governance, Legislation, & Regulations (Solutions) 1 Comment

A small step indeed but one in the right direction. Plastics and chemicals such as these are continually found to be causing harm yet unknow to human and animal health. We continue to produce these […]

Richard Devereaux on Tipping Points Too Risky to Ignore: ““Walk the Walk” or just “Talk the Talk”? Organic materials comprise about 24% of municipal solid waste in the U.S.A.…” Dec 3, 12:58
Phlip Buskirk on Protecting the Polluters: “If a policy consistently places economy above ecology, our water and Earth will be ruined as Deveopers become billionaires.” Nov 20, 11:11
James Brown on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Recommended reads: Thomas, Jordan “When It All Burns”. Stewart, Omer, “Forgotten Fires: Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness” Nov 19, 08:09
Mary Hampton on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Regarding Sierra Club’s shift of moving toward social justice, I agree with the statement that Our Santa Fe River organization…” Nov 18, 09:51
Kristin Rubin on Aftermath Of Ginnie Springs Killings: “It is a sad statement when even one commissioner’s opinion for lax safety requirements be withheld to ensure the safety…” Nov 7, 06:57

Help to Save the River

Deliberate Misinformation On Climate Change Persists

Good News From the EPA!!

Call For RiverFest Volunteers Monday January 2, 2023

“Fellowship of the Springs” Fun-raising Re-Gifting Live Auction and Potluck

Happy Holidays

ICHE NIPPY DIP DAY & MEMORIAL TOAST TO FOUNDER EARL KINARD

Spurred by Regulators, 3M to Phase Out “Forever Chemicals”

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