Why Our Springs Are Dying
It may not be an over-simplification to reiterate that the main causes of our dying springs have been known for decades: too much pumping from the aquifer and too much fertilizer. The state refuses to […]
Unsafe Toxins Halt Florida’s Popular Pasco Scallop Season for 2nd Year In a Row
What is missing from this article? Important information is missing: the cause, the solution and what the state is doing about it. Answers are: 1) too many nitrates in the water from fertilizer, septic tanks […]
DEP Failure
The following is not a recent article but it is very pertinent to our current situation. Our FDEP has failed us and shows no signs of acting in good faith. Comments by OSFR historian Jim […]
Urge Governor DeSantis to Veto Local Government Ban on Fertilizer
Urge Governor DeSantis to Veto Local Government Ban on Fertilizer We urge you to contact Governor DeSantis’ office today and ask him to veto both an unnecessary study and a prohibition on local governments […]
Federal Wildlife Officials Approve ‘Unprecedented’ Plan to Feed Florida’s Starving Manatees
Read the original article with photos and graphs here at USA Today. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought […]
Santa Fe Basin Nitrates Sampling Project Update
A workshop for the sampling of the wells for nitrates in the Poe Springs area, sponsored by AquiferWatch and hosted by OSFR, was held on Sept. 8 at OSFR headquarters at Rum 138. Later, […]
Call For Help With Research For Nitrate Levels In Wells Near Poe
From: Fritzi Olson <aar@currentproblems.org> Sent: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 12:40 pm Subject: Volunteers needed for well sampling project. Friends of the Springs I need your help. I am assisting with a project funded by a […]
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