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Better safety control needed

June 1, 2020 State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats - Erosion Leave a Comment

Saturday’s avoidable tragedy brings to the forefront the sad lack of safety enforcement by the only authority on the river, the Fish and Wildlife Commission officers. We do not have all the details of the […]

“Safety” the theme Saturday on the lower Santa Fe River

May 31, 2020 State Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Environmental Threats - Erosion 20 Comments

Report and comments by Mike Roth Yesterday a portion of Zone 8 of the Lower Santa Fe River finally had a day of no-wake boating traffic, and all it took were injuries that were very […]

Please slow down; Don’t drink and drive (a boat)

May 20, 2020 State Government Threats, Environmental Threats - Erosion Leave a Comment

Our thanks to OSFR Board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson who has sent the following email with information about National Boating Safety Week. Boating accidents happen much too often, many times with alcohol and excess speed involved. […]

A good scrubbing for Alligator Lake–

June 22, 2019 Conservation, SOLUTIONS, Ecology, State Government Solutions 1 Comment

Kudos to FWC for not putting more poison in this lake. Everyone wins when we use mechanical harvesting for aquatic weeds instead of chemicals. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a […]

Sturgeon Returning to the Suwannee

May 17, 2019 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

The following article is from the May 16, 2019 Lake City Reporter, and it can be seen at this link. Although not often, these fish sometimes enter the lower Santa Fe also and can […]

FWC implementing enhancements to Aquatic Plant Management Program

March 3, 2019 Water Quality Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

During the two public input meetings held in February, 2019 in Gainesville, many people expressed concern about chemicals being applied to our waterways. FWC took note of this, but how much actual reduction will result […]

Round Two With FWC and Herbicides

February 21, 2019 Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Threats, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

Best Western Motel conference room in Gainesville, saw the arrival of over 300 people today, Feb. 21, 2019, whose vehicles spilled over the parking lot onto the grass and sidewalks. Remote meeting rooms were […]

The Public Speaks to FWC

February 20, 2019 Environmental Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Threats, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums) Leave a Comment

A nearly full house gathered on the top floor of the Alachua Public Library to voice their concerns and advice to the Fish and Wildlife Commission during the public input session, one of several […]

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