Titanium Wastewater Spill
Many are aware of a proposed Titanium mine threatening to operate on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp. Recently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has stepped in to assert the water rights of the […]
Action Alert: Zoning Change Application for High Density Development on the Ichetucknee Trace on March 5th.
High density land use developments are often the death knell of the health of our robust Springs’ Heartland. A townhouse development project over the Ichetucknee Trace threatens to disturb the underground flow of water that is […]
Coca Cola Biggest Plastic Polluter In 2023, Followed By Nestle
Plastic continues to be a dangerous threat to our planet and to our health. Here in Florida our decision makers in Tallahassee are inexplicably working to protect single-use plastics. The Story of Stuff, one […]
Rain and Recharge
I generally like to post a short video clip on Mondays to start the week with an inspirational reminder of the beauty and joys of our Santa Fe River. After a month of grey days […]
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, […]
Good News From Tallahassee
Thanks to all who helped here, we have some good news. Thanks to OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and member Hilda Gilcrist for attending this committee meeting. The following was sent out by the Florida […]
PFAS in US Tapwater Interactive Dashboard
The two links included below show the distribution of PFAs in tapwater in the US. The map in the first is interactive for your specific area and the map in the second link is a […]
A Huge Improvement For The Santa Fe River
This may be a beginning of what the future holds for agriculture in Florida. We have long said that our current system of agriculture is not sustainable because at the rate we […]
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