A good scrubbing for Alligator Lake–
Kudos to FWC for not putting more poison in this lake. Everyone wins when we use mechanical harvesting for aquatic weeds instead of chemicals. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a […]
Young People Against the Mine: A Lesson In Civics In The Real World
Young Leaders for Wild Florida is an environmental leadership summer program for Alachua County teens aged 16 – 19, directed by Oscar Psychas and hosted by the Alachua Conservation Trust. We did a post […]
Full Circle: What’s in your water and where does it comes from?
Nestle plastic headed for our landfills Yes indeed, spring water is ground water. But that does not mean it is pure and healthy. More and more our groundwater is becoming polluted. Mr. Ring is implying […]
Marion Co. Listens to Developer, Not Environmentalists
In a disheartening meeting yesterday, June 17, 2019, the one-time champions for the environment did a flip flop and voted to approve amendments to their County Comprehensive Plan in regard to new road construction […]
Government watchdog says state, DEP misleading public about drinking water quality
The allegations in the following article are extremely serious and should be investigated further. Unfortunately, issues of this nature have arisen several times before. Just two examples are the withholding of information about the […]
Important Hearing, Lake Butler June 26, 2019 HPSII/Union County
Boots on the Ground needed!! Prepare NOW to BE THERE on June 26! On June 26, 10:00 am in the Union Co. Courthouse, a hearing will be held to determine the outcome of HPS […]
Algae blooms detected in St. Johns River, Doctors Lake, Black Creek–
The cyanobacteria in Northeast Florida seems to be expanding in Clay County, inching closer to the Santa Fe River basin. We experienced an ugly outbreak in the Santa Fe during the low water period […]
Blue-Green Algae Task Force holds first meeting
Millions and millions for monitoring and analysis–the size of the budget or the amount of money does not impress us. What impresses us is going for the source and stopping the nitrates. Michael Parsons is […]
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