Alligator Lake Clean-up Sat. Jan. 19, 2019

January 18, 2019 Water Quality Threats, Action Alerts!, Environmental Threats, Advocacy, Ecology, Events (Advocacy), Volunteering Leave a Comment

Friends of the Ichetucknee is sponsoring a much-needed clean-up of the neglected lake. Please come and help out. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]

RiverFest 2019 Celebrates the Santa Fe River

January 12, 2019 Miscellaneous, SOLUTIONS, Education, Events (Education), Films & Videos, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering 2 Comments

RiverFest Jamboree – A Ton of Family Fun! Sunday, March 31 1 pm to 7 pm; Song Contest 2 pm to 4 pm Rum 138, Fort White Join us as we give our Santa Fe […]

Sixth-annual Iche Nippy Dip Day held at Ichetucknee Springs State Park

January 6, 2019 Education, Events (Education) Leave a Comment

From Channel 20TV Gainesville Sixth-annual Iche Nippy Dip Day held at Ichetucknee Springs State Park By Landon Harrar | Posted: Sun 12:14 AM, Jan 06, 2019 | Updated: Sun 12:21 AM, Jan 06, 2019 FORT WHITE, […]

Iche Nippy Dip Day 2019

January 5, 2019 Education, Events (Education) 1 Comment

Another great Dip Day, come and gone already. The weather was ideal and the water was refreshing for this day of renewal for our connection with our soul-nourishing springs and aquifer. The faithful gathered […]

OSFR and Others Challenge Santa Fe Basin BMAP

January 5, 2019 Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats, Advocacy, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Water Quantity (Threats) Leave a Comment

The following article from the Gainesville Sun describes the action taken, not just by the Florida Springs Council, but also by OSFR, the Ichetucknee Allliance, Sierra Club, Friends of the Wekeiva, Silver Springs Alliance […]

Ichetucknee/Santa Fe River Karst Field Trip (22-24 February 2019)

January 3, 2019 Miscellaneous, Education, Ecology, Events (Education) Leave a Comment

Dr. Rick Copeland has arranged the following tour, led by experts in karst geology and the life forms in and above it. Tour attendees will provide their own transportation in a caravan from Lake […]

Waterkeepers Florida signs Resolution Against Phosphate Mines in Florida 2018-12-19

January 2, 2019 Environmental Threats, THREATS, Events (Education), Environmental Threats - Mining, Publications (letters, opinion pieces) 2 Comments

Thanks to John Quarterman and Waterkeepers Florida for this latest Resolution against the Phosphate mine threat in Bradford and Union counties. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, […]

Iche Nippy Dip Day Come Celebrate Our Springs

December 31, 2018 Events (Education) Leave a Comment

A beautiful and invigorating tradition. Start the New Year with a great wake-up. The Springs await.

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

Alligator Lake Clean-up Sat. Jan. 19, 2019

RiverFest 2019 Celebrates the Santa Fe River

Sixth-annual Iche Nippy Dip Day held at Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Iche Nippy Dip Day 2019

OSFR and Others Challenge Santa Fe Basin BMAP

Ichetucknee/Santa Fe River Karst Field Trip (22-24 February 2019)

Waterkeepers Florida signs Resolution Against Phosphate Mines in Florida 2018-12-19

Iche Nippy Dip Day Come Celebrate Our Springs

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