New Book on Springs Mentions OSFR
A good new book out on the top 40 Springs in Florida includes several mentions of OSFR and also Rum 138, our headquarters. Bohemian Daze has published Best of: Florida Springs & Rivers. Your Guide […]
Alachua Hits Milestone in Protecting Drinking Water, Celebrates Natural Stormwater Management System
Happy news for our aquifer and water supply in North Florida. We are glad to see a worthwhile project come to fruition. And since this project does not directly threaten any agricultural endeavor or […]
Biden Signs South Florida Algae Bloom Bill Forcing Federal Response. How Will It Help?
Contrary to what Rick “I like my fish dead” Scott famously said, Florida can absolutely NOT take care of our own water. And neither can Gov. DeSantis. And in spite of making much noise, Mr. […]
Toxic PFAs, the “Everywhere Chemicals,” Are in Organic Pasta Sauce and Ketchup, Drugs, Pesticides, and Foodware
Education and awareness needed here. Water and everywhere. Some of these companies will stop if they know we know. And care. Thanks to Sierra Club. Read the original article here from Sierra Club. […]
Rights of Nature Webinar
The following announcement comes from the Sierra Club. Since way too many of our Florida politicians use their power for self enrichment or campaigning for the next election, we have found that this might be […]
Words of Wisdom from Craig Pittman in Florida Phoenix
It’s true that your historian writes a lot of negative stuff, but that is because the way the State of Florida takes care of its water is pretty negative overall. So writing about it becomes […]
DeSantis Does a Good Thing and Vetoes a Really Bad Bill
Read Laura Cassel’s article about this here is the Florida Phoenix. But then read the article sent by VoteWater just after Cassel’s article for a little more info on what happened here, and why […]
Ex-SRWMD Director Valenstein Named In Environmental Damage Lawsuit
This concept of the rights of nature is tied into the critical amendment “Right to Clean & Healthy Waters” which we hope to see on the 2024 ballot. If we want to save the […]
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