More Environmental Damage to Florida
Dr. Victoria Machado has long been a supporter of OSFR, and here outlines with logic one of the latest environmental threats to Florida. Toady that he is, Gov. DeSantis echoes Trumps ridiculous claim of “zero […]
What’s With So Many 1,000-Year Floods In One Year?
This is an interesting interactive map, but when I put in an old address which is in Columbia County, it showed the residence across the Santa Fe in Gilchrist Co. It did work for my […]
Upcoming Events
The Santa Fe Springs Protection Forum is this Wednesday, July 16th in High Springs from 9:30 – 3:00. Pack a lunch. These meetings are fun, informative and open to the public. See the agenda below. […]
Trump Deletes Climate Website
Ignore the problem and it will go away. Puerile thinking. Or non-thinking, because it is not going away. It is now becoming so apparent that science-eschewers are unable to pretend any longer. Read the original […]
Legislators & Governor Protect Development
Our legislators and governor continue to protect devastating industries such as development at the expense of our environment. Florida has already lost way too much of its wetlands and this simply allows faster destruction. VoteWater […]
DEP Continues to Break the Law
For people who believe in fair play, the situation with the DEP has passed the the point of reason. It seems it is staffed with people terrified of losing their jobs, as politics takes over […]
Fracking Cannot Be Done Safely
OSFR has spent much time and energy opposing fracking. We have long maintained that if someone promotes fracking, that person is also profiting from it. Although not an imminent threat, fracking has happened in Florida, […]
Health Risks of Phosphate Mining
Health risks are a big part of the negative aspects of phosphate mining. Manasota-88 has outlined some of these in the newsletter below. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like […]
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