Silver Springs

Member Portal
JIMGROSS-PIC

Jim Gross: Water Wars? Delaying Real Action Is Reckless Policy

*     The continuing demise of Silver Springs and the reasons why are well documented.  The St. Johns River Water Management District perhaps illustrates best the egregious bad management of our state’s water resources.  […]

Read More
fullerSS

A Disgusting and Insulting Performance By Our “Leaders”

Thanks to Jake Fuller for permission to use his apt and accurate drawing in today’s, March 19, 2017 Gainesville Sun.  “According to Jake” is accurate because it shows precisely how Silver Springs will be in […]

Read More
FSC PHOTO

SJRWMD Workshop To Explain More Drawdown of Silver Springs

The St Johns River Water Management is holding a meeting/workshop to explain to the public why they think it is fine to allow more withdrawals from the Silver River.  If you can, please go to […]

Read More
shortelle5

New science or same ol’ politics?

Indeed it is the “same ol’ politics” which fools no one and of which we are totally tired.  The people’s patience is running thin as they watch our tax dollars go to pay the salaries […]

Read More
FSI logo thumbnail In: New Permit, More Drawdown for Silver Springs | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

New Permit, More Drawdown for Silver Springs

Heather Obara has sent the following message,  Please attend this meeting in Palatka if possible and tell them they are destroying one of Florida’s treasures, that is not theirs to destroy. Comments by OSFR historian […]

Read More
money-roll-620x330 copy

A Few Jobs Worth More Than Silver Springs?

Astonishing as it may seem that this 1.46 million gallons per day permit would be allowed, given the overwhelming evidence at hand which shows it to be contrary to the best interests of Florida, this […]

Read More
sj pam shortelle In: OSFR President Smith Debuts the World of Water Permits | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

OSFR President Smith Debuts the World of Water Permits

  President Pam Smith jumped into the stressful world of advocacy today in Palatka when she, along with multiple OSFR members attended the monumental and disasterous official approval of a massive cattle industry near Silver […]

Read More
sj-approval1

Unanimous Decision to Damage Silver Springs Just a Little More

  Today the St. Johns Governing Board followed the advice of their staff and legal advisors and decided, unanimously, to accept the recommendation of Administrative Judge E. Gary Early who ruled in favor of Sleepy […]

Read More
Skip to content