Of the nine named springs along the upper 2.5 mile section of the Ichetucknee River, six are Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS): Ichetucknee Head (OFS), Cedar Head , Blue Hole (OFS) , Mission Spring Group (OFS) […]
Music to my ears: shoals aerate, purify and provide habitat for crawfish, and mussels, an easy banquet for birds. These shoals are on the lower Santa Fe River, between the 441 and 27 bridges and […]
The Ichetucknee ‘Trace’ refers to the path lakes, creeks, and surface waters take to the Ichetucknee Headspring. In a sense, all springsheds have these traces. The Ichetucknee Trace is well documented thanks to the dedication […]
Far too often our news here is negative because of the harm industry does to the environment in their pursuit of making money. However, the Sierra Club has collected some good news for a change. […]
This short video of the Santa Fe River taken a few years ago. The 75 mile long Santa Fe River is host to many species of birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, amphibians, crawfish, and mussels. The […]
In 2021, Alachua Conservation Trust purchased a 195 acre tract of land on the Santa Fe River and called it Little Awesome Preserve. The name ‘Little Awesome’ refers to a feature on this property that […]
2. Movie Night, Friday, July 25 @ 6:00 p.m. at the Florida Springs Welcome Center – 18645 High Springs Main Street, High Springs showing of Waters Journey: Hidden Rivers of Florida. The film follows divers […]
Between the Devils Ear and Ichetucknee Springsheds lie a couple of spring clusters spaced fairly well apart. The first cluster is dominated by the Siphon Creek Cave System. Siphon Creek Rise qualifies as a First […]
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