January Meeting of Suwannee River Water Management District Board

January 13, 2016 Environmental Threats, State Government Solutions, County Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

A large crowd attended the Suwannee River Water Management District board meeting on Tues., Jan 12 in Live Oak, among them at least seven OSFR members. And WCJB-TV sent a reporter to interview OSFR Policy […]

Chicken Mess In South Columbia County

January 9, 2016 THREATS, Environmental Threats, County Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture) 5 Comments

Stew Lilker’s Columbia County Observer recently ran the following article: South Columbia Cnty Residents vs. 1,000,000 Chickens in Their Backyards Posted January 06, 2016 01:25 am By Stew Lilker Thirty people from the area attended […]

New Concerns Regarding Ft. White Chicken Factory

November 25, 2015 Environmental Threats, THREATS, County Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture) 2 Comments

OSFR Policy Director Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson speaks out on WCJBTV about the chicken factory being constructed near Fort White. There were already many concerns that it is situated atop the Floridan aquifer in a high […]

Our Santa Fe River, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501-(c)(3) organization incorporated in Florida on December 18, 2007. Our organization is composed of concerned citizens working to protect the waters and lands supporting the aquifer, springs and rivers within the watershed of the Santa Fe River by promoting public awareness pertaining to the ecology, quality, and quantity of the waters and lands immediately adjacent to and supporting the Santa Fe River, including its springs and underlying aquifer.

Special Presentations at Up-Coming OSFR Board Meeting Wed. Oct 28

October 23, 2015 Environmental Threats, Action Alerts!, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture), Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering 3 Comments

The OSFR board meeting on Wed. Oct. 28 at 6:30 pm will feature two very interesting and different presentations. One will be by Dr. Robert Knight, Director of Florida Springs Institute, author and water scientist, […]

Santa Fe Basin Nitrates Sampling Project Update

September 10, 2014 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, State Government Solutions, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Volunteering Leave a Comment

A workshop for the sampling of the wells for nitrates in the Poe Springs area, sponsored by AquiferWatch and hosted by OSFR, was held on Sept. 8 at OSFR headquarters at Rum 138. Later, […]

Call For Help With Research For Nitrate Levels In Wells Near Poe

July 29, 2014 Water Quality Threats - Agricultural Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Biosolids, State Government Solutions, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, Events (Education), Water Quality Threats - Urban Fertilizers, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs & Aquaculture), Water Quality Threats - Septic Tanks, Volunteering 1 Comment

From: Fritzi Olson <aar@currentproblems.org> Sent: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 12:40 pm Subject: Volunteers needed for well sampling project. Friends of the Springs I need your help. I am assisting with a project funded by a […]

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January Meeting of Suwannee River Water Management District Board

Chicken Mess In South Columbia County

New Concerns Regarding Ft. White Chicken Factory

Special Presentations at Up-Coming OSFR Board Meeting Wed. Oct 28

Santa Fe Basin Nitrates Sampling Project Update

Call For Help With Research For Nitrate Levels In Wells Near Poe

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