More Disappointing Leaders In Marion County
We always have a degree of hope and optimism which is why we get out of bed and drive through the rain to ask our leaders to preserve our springs and rural lands. We […]
Mote Marine Continues Down Wrong Path
Mote Marine Continues Down Wrong Path Michael P. Crosby is president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, a nonprofit marine research organization in Sarasota. Kevan Main is the director of the 200-acre Mote […]
Microplastics Can Kill Human Cells at Concentrations Found in the Environment, Scientists Say
First evidence we have that what is in the Santa Fe River and in our aquifer can sicken us and kill our cells. Microplastics is a problem that must be addressed immediately but the quantities […]
NO BUILD Is the Only Option!!
Cris Costello of Sierra Club has sent out an email full of information about the recent and future activity of the proposed Northern Turnpike extension from Wildwood west to Hwy 19 and north. I will […]
Federal Wildlife Officials Approve ‘Unprecedented’ Plan to Feed Florida’s Starving Manatees
Read the original article with photos and graphs here at USA Today. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought […]
Florida Algae Task Force Wants to Tap Experts From U.S., China, Other Nations
Our governor Ron DeSantis has appointed another task force to “study” the algae problem in Florida. The governor is doing this not because he cares about the water but because he has to […]
A Northern Extension of the Florida Turnpike Is Moving Ahead, Despite Public Opposition
“The project will consider previous studies and reports,” he said. “In fact, the section of Florida Statutes actually states that the Turnpike Enterprise shall take into consideration the guidance and the recommendations of any previous […]
Chiefland Toll Road Meeting a Big Disappointment
Hundreds of people showed up Tuesday evening in Chiefland to express their opinions about the Suncoast extension now being rammed down our throats by the DOT and politician cronies so a few can get rich. […]
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