Even though the FWC is concerned with safety and not erosion, no wake zones are important to minimize river shore erosion which can uproot huge trees and damage shorelines. In the past authorities have been […]
High density land use developments are often the death knell of the health of our robust Springs’ Heartland. A townhouse development project over the Ichetucknee Trace threatens to disturb the underground flow of water that is […]
In reviewing the likely causes of the collapse of Gilchrist Blue it was the consensus that, while over-pumping may have been a factor, it was the erosion from above and surrounding the spring that was […]
The following was written by OSFR president Joanne Tremblay. Not only are our major springs threatened by over-pumping and excess nutrients allowed by our state agencies, now over-use by water lovers is becoming a problem. […]
Well, fortunately, we do not yet have a dam on the Santa Fe River, nor even the Suwannee. We do, however, have the other four threats outlined below. Both these rivers are located in […]
Here is an opportunity to help us make improvements to the safety and recreational use of our rivers, the Santa Fe or any other throughout the state. The Santa Fe today is nothing […]
This article is Michael Roth’s recent post in our newsletter. The Palm Beach Post ran it today, June 4, 2020, and due to the important safety message, we chose to re-run it here. See the […]
Saturday’s avoidable tragedy brings to the forefront the sad lack of safety enforcement by the only authority on the river, the Fish and Wildlife Commission officers. We do not have all the details of the […]
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