Large beef and dairy farming in areas of high recharge is problematic, responsible for over 70% of the nitrogen loading in the Santa Fe /Ichetucknee River Basin. This coming week the Florida Department of Environmental […]
The Assignment: Establish Minimum Flows and Water Levels (MFLs) to comply with a law passed in 2016 to ensure present and future water availability AND prevent significant harm to the area’s natural resources. By design, MFL’s […]
Florida is now threatened on both the Gulf and Atlantic sides now by aquaculture. Complicit in these threats are Mote Marine Lab and the State of Florida. We feel the risks of aquaculture outweigh the […]
Do not allow pets near water where algae are visible. Do not consume shellfish from areas where visible algal blooms are present. Fish caught in waters with algal blooms are safe to eat, according […]
Over-pumping and fertilizers is how we go from pristine springs to slime-filled morass. We have had a wet spring so our river is running high but we can go months without rain, which does happen, […]
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 […]
The chicken concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in OSFR’s back yard was allowed after underhanded covert actions by the inept Columbia County leaders and continues to pose a pollution threat to the fragile, uncontained aquifer […]
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) became an issue for OSFR a few years back when a poultry operation was covertly allowed by the Columbia County Commissioners. The problem remains a threat to the environment because […]
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