A Word From Our President

September 15, 2013 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

I have been very busy emailing and traveling around the state to help foster a unified coalition of citizens that are concerned that our Florida waterways have been imperiled for far too long. We want […]

Ann Shortelle 2013 Annual Membership Meeting

Pray For Rain, Hope For Change

June 30, 2013 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP) Leave a Comment

SRWMD Executive Director, Dr. Ann Shortelle answers intelligent questions about the future of the Santa Fe River and mandated Minimum Flows and Levels. The SFR will be in “recovery” and the Ichetucknee River in “prevention” […]

Special Annual Membership Meeting

June 21, 2013 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP) Leave a Comment

Special Annual Meeting on MFL’s (Minimum Flows and Levels) Our Santa Fe River, Inc., not for profit, is having a special Annual Membership Meeting (an open public meeting) Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 6 pm […]

Springs in Florida

October 18, 2009 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Environmental Threats - Development, State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Publications (letters, opinion pieces) Leave a Comment

Springs Robert Knight: Going with the flow? By Robert Knight Special to The Gainesville (FL) Sun Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 12:49 a.m. What happens […]

Springs Wake-Up Call

December 14, 2008 Environmental Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Development, Miscellaneous, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Water Quantity (Threats), Publications (letters, opinion pieces) Leave a Comment

Springs Gainesville Sun Editorial: Wake-up call Sun file photo In his Speaking Out opposite today’s editorial page, wetlands scientist Robert Knight makes a compelling case for immediate action to save Florida’s springs. “Mother Nature is providing […]

“All Bottled Up”

September 30, 2008 Water Quantity Threats - Minimum Flows & Levels (MFLs) (set by DEP), Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

The September, 2008 Sierra Club Newsletter has an article “All Bottled Up” by OSFR President Merrillee Malwitz Jipson about the Blue Springs water permit application. OSFR is happy to see the article but the […]

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Phlip Buskirk on Protecting the Polluters: “If a policy consistently places economy above ecology, our water and Earth will be ruined as Deveopers become billionaires.” Nov 20, 11:11
James Brown on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Recommended reads: Thomas, Jordan “When It All Burns”. Stewart, Omer, “Forgotten Fires: Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness” Nov 19, 08:09
Mary Hampton on The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart: “Regarding Sierra Club’s shift of moving toward social justice, I agree with the statement that Our Santa Fe River organization…” Nov 18, 09:51
Kristin Rubin on Aftermath Of Ginnie Springs Killings: “It is a sad statement when even one commissioner’s opinion for lax safety requirements be withheld to ensure the safety…” Nov 7, 06:57

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