Water Hyacinth Removal: Give the River a Hand
Volunteer to be a part of the ‘Give the River a Hand’ team. Our goal is to eliminate or greatly reduce herbicide use on the Santa Fe River. Our Santa Fe River volunteer organization have been […]
ACTION ALERT –PLEASE DO TODAY
The following is from the Florida Springs Council. Please help today to stop this stupid, harmful and nonsensical bill. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, […]
Politics At Its Worst: Petty Retribution By Kathleen Passidomo
The only true environmentalist of whom we are aware on any of the water management districts (WMDs), was the victim of a petty politician’s whim for revenge. Senator Kathleen Passidomo is not fit […]
The Costs of Not Stopping Algae
Although this article speaks mostly of the southern end of the state, the cost of allowing green algae to flourish applies to all of us. In the north part of Florida, the overwhelming source […]
Developer Wins, Mangroves lose.
Two things stand out when we read this article: first, we agree with Commissioner Charlie Salem and we commend the public’s vigilance in reporting mangrove destruction, and also, we would like to know why […]
Lack of Leadership In Florida
The Sierra Club has sent the following message. Our governor does not place importance on Florida’s environment. The current leadership overseeing our water resources (Legislature, governor, DEP, water management districts) supports a policy which allows […]
Dancing Around the Issue
Ten million that would better be spent on the sources of algal blooms–excess fertilizer and nutrients. This is politically motivated to pretend to address the issue but carefully designed to not offend the polluters. Read […]
DeSantis’ State Of The State Green Claims Fall Short
Thanks go to Tom Palmer and the Ancient Island Group Sierra Club for the information below. DeSantis joins (he was already there) Nestle, Mosaic, FDEP and the SRWMD in greenwash which these agencies and […]
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