Pilgrims Pride 1 In: Part of Our Problem: We Don't Know Who the Environmentalists Are. | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Part of Our Problem: We Don’t Know Who the Environmentalists Are.

  This article exposes part our problem that we have in Florida regarding water.  People recognize our red tide and green algae issues because they are visible and smelly.  The slow death of our springs […]

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poe springs In: Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Florida’s springs deserve more money and more attention, before it’s too late | Editorial

We commend the Orlando Sentinel for this commentary, and they are right on the button when they say agriculture must adjust its consumption of water and fertilizer. Their editors do not realize though, that the […]

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TINY HOPE In: Blue-Green Algae Task Force Meets for First Time Since November-- | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Blue-Green Algae Task Force Meets for First Time Since November–

  In the past there have been good people on this body but they have worked to no avail as their work fizzled out in the Legislature.  Task Force chair Tom Frazer did not bring […]

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kimball love In: Letter to the Editor: Amendments to the state constitution may be a start to natural resource problems-- | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Letter to the Editor: Amendments to the state constitution may be a start to natural resource problems–

  Kimball Love speaks the truth.  The sad reasons our water policy-makers are allowing the death of our springs and rivers lie with their fear of big polluters and water users. www.FL5.org The beginning of […]

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Support for Local, Small Farms Announced

Although agriculture is responsible for most of the pollution in the Suwannee and Santa Fe rivers, we must support farms and ranches.  What is necessary for sustainability is that much less fertilizer and water be […]

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cyanobacteria wiki creative commons In: Blue-green algae are not to be taken lightly | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Blue-green algae are not to be taken lightly

  The State of Florida has made a terrible mess of protecting and sustaining its waters, and we are only just beginning to pay the price.  Nutrient-fed algae have damaged tourism, more important even than […]

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