Poe to be closed for five months.
Poe may be a second-magnitude spring and the largest in Alachua County, but over the years our water managers have not done their jobs to protect it, and it ceased flowing for the […]
ACTION ALERT: IT’S TIME TO FIGHT
The staff of the Suwannee River Water Management District has done a 180 degree about face and is now recommending to the board that they grant the pumping permit to Seven Springs […]
Local Artist Turns Passion for Springs Into Planting Trees
Margaret Tolbert shared with us her love, appreciation and understanding of the springs hidden beneath the dam waters. This is reflected not only in her words, but in her unique artwork and by her physical […]
Trans Mountain Pipeline’s Lead Insurer Zurich Drops Coverage
Pounding in another nail in the coffin of fossil fuels, this proposed pipeline has hit the obstacle of being dropped by its insurer, good news for renewable energy. Last fall, insurance companies began dropping […]
Columbia Co. BOCC determines rules for Rum Island Park today.
The county commissioners will decide the fate of Rum Island Park today at the regular meeting at 5:30 at the School Board Auditorium, 372 W. Duval St., Lake City. The park, abandoned by the county […]
Columbia County’s Rum Island Park Rules & Fees on Center Stage in Fort White
Thanks to Stew Lilker for this re-post from the Columbia County Observer for the latest about the controversy over Rum Island Park. Thursday, July 16, will be the regular commissioners’ meeting at 5:30 in Lake […]
Best And Obvious Option Not Considered
The Central Florida Water Initiative Rule Development Workshop took place today July 9, 2020 as a virtual meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and was well organized and […]
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review
This is the latest turn in what has been a long battle with a sad history. Read the original article here in the AP News. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river […]
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