Common Sense Required
The issue is quite simple: manatees are lacking food because polluted waters block out the sun so their food doesn’t grow. The State of Florida will not clean up the water because that would cost […]
Dangers to Our Coastal Waters
Dangers to our coastal waters are already here, with the pressure of Gulf fish farms, aided by Mote Marine Lab of Sarasota. In Florida anywhere there may be a money-making opportunity, the environment is […]
No Plans to Restore
The State of Florida has no plans to restore our springs, rivers and aquifer, nor even keep up with increased pollution. The DEP and the water management districts carefully bow to industry and polluters, […]
Petition Against CAFOs to the EPA
OSFR has a long tradition of opposing CAFOs and also with working with Earthjustice. We fully support Earthjustice and this petition and proclaim that CAFOs are unethical and detrimental to our planet and its inhabitants, […]
Florida Considers Seasonal Protections For Manatees
Florida will do just about anything to protect the manatee except what needs to be done. Scientists know that what needs to be done is to reduce nutrients in the water by controlling agriculture, urban […]
Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms
We strongly criticize Florida’s water keepers for not doing their job, and with reason, but if we look around we see the same story repeated in our nation. Actually, around the world. But in the […]
We May Not Need High-Tech Ways to Protect Springs
We agree with J. Scott Angle that it will take a lot of science and behavior change to transfer to a sustainable agriculture that will allow the springs to be restored. But we believe it […]
Manatee Monitoring Needs Volunteers
Stacie Greco has sent out the following information from the Springs Forum held last week: Alachua County Environmental Protection Department is looking for volunteers to help monitor the manatee population this winter! Volunteers will […]
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