Be Part of the Solution on May 24th
Our river and springs are in need of your help. You can be part of the solution by signing up to attend the upcoming BMAPS meetings beginning on May 24th. Too many nutrients are entering […]
Failure Describes Florida’s Lack Of Water Leadership
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection and the five water management districts are failing in their missions to protect our waters. Each year our springs, rivers and aquifers decline, flow less and become more polluted. Politicians […]
Melrose Bay, Lake Santa Fe, Black Lake, and the Santa Fe Swamp fire.
On Sunday, May 12th, a group of explorers ventured out of Melrose Bay and into the rookery along the edge of Lake Santa Fe. We saw several large nests, side-by-side: a Blue Heron, an Ibis […]
What Happens When There Is No Water
Florida’s leaders have not been faced yet with the problem of no water. The water planners for Florida are unable to make realistic projections for future water availability. They try to make water available where […]
Help Stop These Bad Bills
The following was sent out by the Florida Springs Council. ——————————————————————— As bills and budget items are headed to the Governor’s desk, we need your help to continue to defend Florida’s springs, rivers and […]
Answer: developers’ and commissioners’ greed.
This is the story we see over and over and over again in Florida when representatives of the State attempt to answer questions of sustainability. Their BS answer is that …it’s not unsustainable as alternative […]
Negative Aspects Far Outweigh the Positive With Aquaculture
Money seekers are relentless and continue with plans to put our waters and food at risk, and Florida’s non-leaders continue to be dazzled with the prospect of money at the expense of the environment and […]
Rating Is Because of Springs and the Santa Fe River.
High Springs did not achieve this rating because of the bottling plant at Ginnie Springs. It did not receive this rating because of the work of the Florida DEP nor the Suwannee River Water […]
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