Task Force Meeting on Valdosta Sewage Problem

January 22, 2019 Water Quality Threats 1 Comment

All interested persons are welcome to attend this meeting. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back-

Volunteers take on trash problem at Alligator Lake over weekend

January 20, 2019 Environmental Threats Leave a Comment

OSFR was mentioned in the write-up about the Alligator Lake cleanup, even though our organization did not sponsor this one, thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson who took part in the project. As did Steven Scott, […]

Ginnie Springs Gets Failing Grade From Dr. Knight

January 19, 2019 Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) 1 Comment

Slightly downriver from OSFR headquarters is Ginnie Springs, which in Dr. Knight’s article below, received an F grade in flow and nitrate. What we often refer to as the water bottling plant on CR 340 has […]

Alligator Lake Clean-up Sat. Jan. 19, 2019

January 18, 2019 Water Quality Threats, Advocacy, Action Alerts!, Environmental Threats, Ecology, Events (Advocacy), Volunteering Leave a Comment

Friends of the Ichetucknee is sponsoring a much-needed clean-up of the neglected lake. Please come and help out. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot […]

Commission agrees to softer ban on future toll roads

January 16, 2019 Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats - Development Leave a Comment

The following article gives a good account of what happened at this meeting, but there is more to the story. Marion County in the past has been famous for its open-arms welcome to developers, hence […]

Thanks but no thanks, Rick Scott

January 15, 2019 Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats 1 Comment

No one says it better than Diane Roberts, and no one deserves it more than Destructionist Rick Scott, unless it might be Carlos Beruff or John Miklos. But nah, Red Tide Rick is the worst. […]

DeSantis’ Water Reform Gets Pushback From AG

January 13, 2019 Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers 1 Comment

State Republicans, DeSantis split on water issues Gov. DeSantis is on a roll but is beginning to face obstacles from moneyed interests, called agriculture and industry. We hope he is strong enough to make wise […]

Nestlé Waters North America Purchases Bottling Facility in High Springs

January 11, 2019 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) 6 Comments

This does not bode well for our Santa Fe River. Nine years ago, OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson took issue with the then Coca Cola bottling plant and Suwannee River Water Management District, expressing her […]

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Kristin Rubin on Aftermath Of Ginnie Springs Killings: “It is a sad statement when even one commissioner’s opinion for lax safety requirements be withheld to ensure the safety…” Nov 7, 06:57

Task Force Meeting on Valdosta Sewage Problem

Volunteers take on trash problem at Alligator Lake over weekend

Ginnie Springs Gets Failing Grade From Dr. Knight

Alligator Lake Clean-up Sat. Jan. 19, 2019

Commission agrees to softer ban on future toll roads

Thanks but no thanks, Rick Scott

DeSantis’ Water Reform Gets Pushback From AG

Nestlé Waters North America Purchases Bottling Facility in High Springs

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