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The More We Learn the Worse It Gets

After an inexcusable time of inaction, perhaps our government is finally beginning to begin meaningful regulation. Read the original article here in EchoWatch. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like […]

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Toll Roads signing SHUT DOWN NOW In: Public Meetings to Protest New Toll Road and The Inevitable Development | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Public Meetings to Protest New Toll Road and The Inevitable Development

  What we have here are a few powerful people who, for their personal gain, are imposing their will on Florida citizens who do not want their rural lifestyle urbanized.  This  is wrong and we […]

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RDgalvano In: Outrageous Politics and Bought Politicians Continue Greedy Efforts | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Outrageous Politics and Bought Politicians Continue Greedy Efforts

  Corruption persists with Bill Galvano’s blatant disorganized plan to placate greedy lobbyists by spending billions to build unneeded and unwanted roads.   This incompetent plan was a crudely disguised sham from the very beginning when […]

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marlettemanateedeaths In: Manatees Need Our Protection ... From Us | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Manatees Need Our Protection … From Us

  What we would have liked to have seen in this carefully-worded-not-to-offend editorial is a call for funding to stop the pollution points that are killing the manatee food and thus the manatees.  Funding is […]

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FSCbob In: Florida Congressional Delegation to Convene on Water Quality Challenges | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida Congressional Delegation to Convene on Water Quality Challenges

Unfortunately, this delegation will not hear from some of “Florida’s leading voices on the environment” that  they should be hearing. We could start with the Florida Springs Council and add the Florida Springs Institute. Readers […]

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turtle tumor3 In: Indian River Lagoon turtles are covered with tumors. New research points to water quality--- | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Indian River Lagoon turtles are covered with tumors. New research points to water quality—

This is a scary follow-up of yesterday’s post on manatee starvation, caused by a lack of food due to water pollution.  Not only do we have manatees dying because of pollution, we have sick turtles […]

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desantis scott rubio In: Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass

  This article serves as a continuation and progression of the problem.  Up to now it appears that our anti-environment governor plans to just let the manatees die.  His comment is: “We have a lot […]

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