The following article is from VoteWater, one of the best environmental organizations in Florida. Mechanical removal of aquatic weeds is feasible in many areas, but not used because it costs more than herbicides. Here […]
Politics and money rule. The USA is certainly not a leader in fighting plastics. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought […]
Of the nine named springs along the upper 2.5 mile section of the Ichetucknee River, six are Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS): Ichetucknee Head (OFS), Cedar Head , Blue Hole (OFS) , Mission Spring Group (OFS) […]
One step forward and two back. Just as our nation was beginning to address the serious PFA crisis, the EPA now wants to back away. Read the original article here in EchoWatch. Comments […]
This is more about a fight over water than a fight over manatees. The State of Florida has allowed its waterways to become so polluted that the grasses on which manatees feed cannot grow. […]
Trump toady Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has effectively set us back decades with his new science-ignoring policies. “The E.P.A. echoed this last argument in the proposed rule, saying greenhouse gases […]
The Ichetucknee ‘Trace’ refers to the path lakes, creeks, and surface waters take to the Ichetucknee Headspring. In a sense, all springsheds have these traces. The Ichetucknee Trace is well documented thanks to the dedication […]
The Story of Stuff has been fundamental in fighting Nestle in various locations. Through Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, OSFR has maintained a relationship with them. As can bee seen by the following information, they are also active […]
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