One more M-CORES meeting down the road
One more M-CORES meeting down the road Yes, really down and really road. This was headed up by Co-Chair Jason Peters aided by Huiwei Shen and Will Watts of FDOT. OSFR was represented by […]
DR. Upchurch Comments On The MFLs Draft
Following are excerpts from the comments of Dr. Sam Upchurch on the draft of the proposed Minimun Flows and Levels (MFLs) written by the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD.) Dr. Upchurch is an internationally […]
MFL Peer Review Responses
The Suwannee River Water Management District has put the MFL Peer Review commentary on their web site and it can be accessed through the links below. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A […]
Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States
This scary article tells what happens to all that plastic that is produced in the world every year. Of the millions of tons deposited on all parts of our planet, much of the source […]
First MFL Public Meeting Heavily Critical
Criticism marked the Minimum Flows and Levels (MFL) public meeting on the evening of June 16, as the public, including some respected scientists, expressed many problems with the Suwannee River Water Management District’s (SRWMD, […]
Progress against algae could take decades
Lake Okeechobee is far from the Santa Fe, but the algae pollution problems in both places are similar, including the misconceptions and attitudes which are responsible for millions in wasted money and polluted waters as […]
Politicians push back on gulf oil report
One thing we have learned during our advocacy days dealing with our legislative leaders in Tallahassee is that politicians’ loyalties can change in an instant. Something like lawyers whose job is to represent their client, […]
Unfortunately for FL’s environment, the word ‘preserve’ doesn’t really mean ‘preserved’
A good example here why we hate the word “mitigation.” It just never works. Yes, the rules are different in Florida, and made to be ignored by agencies driven by lobbyists (read “money.”) And yes, […]
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