The Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs) determined by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD, or District) have been challenged by Rainbow River Conservation, Inc. (RRC) of Dunnellon, FL, with support from the Florida […]
“…the state has failed to go far enough in not only reducing pollution from septic tanks, but also in cutting the contributions from fertilizer use and livestock waste. To really save our springs, […]
* Rum Island Park, as well as OSFR headquarters Rum 138 and Ichetucknee Springs are all mentioned in a new tourism film “How to do Florida,” to be shown locally Aug. 3. Unfortunately, what we […]
Excellent article here by Dinah Voyles Pulver. One thing to keep in mind is that while what she writes here is true for Volusia and her area, the greatest contributor to nitrates in rural […]
The following document is OSFR President Mike Roth’s comments on a meeting which took place in High Springs on May 31, 2019. This meeting reveals very clearly the sad situation in which Florida finds […]
The following is a letter from Dr. Robert Ulanowicz to Florida’s new Science Officer Dr. Thomas Frazer, with copies to three people who have some control over the situation. This message, very well expressed here, […]
District Executive Director Drew Bartlett told board members “you have the authority to do projects and you have the authority to regulate as well.” Removing pollution, particularly the nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer that […]
* We are with Ken Cornell in saying those roads are long way from being built. The developers, asphalt pavers and tree ripper-outers better not spend their money yet, as it is not going to […]
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