During these times when water bottling factories and phosphate mines threaten our river, and when our own DEP is allowing the slow death our our springs and rivers, it is refreshing to see steps […]
Donation of Land Adds Protection to Santa Fe River
Category: Alachua Conservation Trust
Alachua Conservation Trust’s Surface to Springs Project Awarded $7.1 Million by USDA
Our congratulations to Alachua Conservation Trust for the good work they do and the good news below. Jim Tatum Alachua Conservation Trust’s Surface to Springs Project Awarded $7.1 Million by USDA Lower Santa […]
Florida’s First Conservation Easement Protecting Grassland of Special Environmental Significance Recorded in Columbia County
OSFR is grateful to Alachua Conservation Trust for this important contribution to conserving our Santa Fe River watershed which in turn protects our river and aquifer. This is especially significant in these difficult […]
Alachua Conservation Trust Launches Inaugural Florida Wild for All Diversity Scholarship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2020 Alachua Conservation Trust Heather Obara, Community Outreach Coordinator 352-373-1078 [email protected] Alachua Conservation Trust Launches Inaugural Florida Wild for All Diversity Scholarship Gainesville, Florida – As part of Alachua […]
Alachua Conservation Trust Partners With Suwannee River Partnership to Host Cleanups at Santa Fe Springs
Thanks to Heather Obara of the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) for sharing this press release. We appreciate the important work that the ACT does to help the Santa Fe River. Comments by OSFR historian Jim […]
Local Artist Turns Passion for Springs Into Planting Trees
Margaret Tolbert shared with us her love, appreciation and understanding of the springs hidden beneath the dam waters. This is reflected not only in her words, but in her unique artwork and by her physical […]