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Ocklawaha weeds In: William McQuilkin: Restoring the Ocklawaha River Makes Good Business Sense, Too | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

William McQuilkin: Restoring the Ocklawaha River Makes Good Business Sense, Too

One would have to dig deep into the barrel to find a good reason to overrule the legion of reasons to get rid of the Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha.  The other necessary action to […]

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Two Lakes, Two Streams and a Marsh Filed a Lawsuit in Florida to Stop a Developer From Filling in Wetlands. A Judge Just Threw it Out of Court

This type of bullying by decision-makers ruling against the will of the people must not continue if we want to have any semblance of nature as we know it today in a future Florida. This […]

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Merrillee algaeFI3 In: Research Shows Link Between Toxic Algae, Lou Gehrig’s Disease | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Research Shows Link Between Toxic Algae, Lou Gehrig’s Disease

BMAA, which is the short form of the toxin β-methylamino-L-alanine was not found in Florida by the Arizona researcher, but was “…found  in every one of 945 analyses done over five months by Calusa Waterkeeper […]

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red tide NASA In: Red Tide Shows up at Low Levels in the Indian River Lagoon, Causing Concern for Manatees | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Red Tide Shows up at Low Levels in the Indian River Lagoon, Causing Concern for Manatees

Missing from this article are the causes of red tide, historically present but now known to be exacerbated by human presence and pollutants.  Although pollution costs Florida astronomical sums each year, our state chooses to […]

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WETLANDS NORTH FLA In: SOS for Florida’s Wetlands: Time Is Running Out for Government Action | Opinion | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

SOS for Florida’s Wetlands: Time Is Running Out for Government Action | Opinion

Our DEP does not have the will to adequately protect our wetlands.  This transference of power will serve only to fast track permits to further exploit our natural resources. Read the complete article with photos […]

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