Despite about 30 people requesting the opposite, the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District approved the recommendation of their staff, and approved an 11 per cent reduction in flow for the river […]
Photo from My Florida Suwannee River Water Management District Executive Director Noah Valenstein has been named the new secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. […]
Bad news for our environment if they start doing this instead of going to solar and wind. Read the original article at this link in the Gainesville Sun. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A […]
This is an unending battle because those who are supposed to protect our springs and rivers don’t want to win it. We could restore our springs, it is not yet too late. But we don’t […]
Events director Sandy Hubbard writes the following about the OSFR paddle today May 20 2017. This was a nice leisurely paddle on the Santa Fe above Oleno State Park. Though we could only go a […]
Bags and bags of garbage, including old tires, PVC pipe and who knows what were collected at the Bradford side of CR 231 and New River, tributary of the Santa Fe, today […]
What does Ocala have going for it? What makes Ocala special? What about Silver Springs? Where else will you find something like that? Short-sighted “leaders” do not realize the treasure they have. They think only […]
The mine was not on the agenda, and not discussed, but four people stood before the commissioners and explained why the mine is a bad idea. Jane Blais, Walter Bickmeyer both OSFR members, spoke and […]
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