Suwannee River Water Management District

Intent to File

February 15, 2021 SOLUTIONS, State Government Threats 1 Comment

This past Friday, Our Santa Fe River joined Florida Defenders of the Environment, Joe Little, a Gainesville environmental attorney, and Bruce Kaster, former chairman of the Ocklawaha Basin board of the St. Johns River Water […]

Location changed for Special Meeting on Nestle permit

February 9, 2021 Environmental Threats, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs) Leave a Comment

A press release written by Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council with input from OSFR and the Ichetucknee Alliance is published here below. All of these organizations contacted the District recommending that the important […]

DeSantis Fails Environment Again

December 22, 2020 State Government Threats Leave a Comment

With no disparagement meant toward the new appointee Mr. Thompson, we note that Gov. DeSantis continues to shirk his responsibility to provide a balanced governing board for water management districts. In spite of […]

FEMA Awards Funds to District for Flood Protection–

November 13, 2020 Federal Government Solutions, SOLUTIONS Leave a Comment

Back in 2017 Hurricane Irma exposed various areas vulnerable to flooding in the Santa Fe basin including local areas close to OSFR headquarters. In October of 2017 OSFR board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson organized […]

Noah in kayak In: Senator Keith Perry, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders Tour Critical Land Conservation Projects in the Suwannee Valley | Our Santa Fe River, Inc. (OSFR) | Protecting the Santa Fe River

Senator Keith Perry, DEP Secretary Noah Valenstein and Environmental Leaders Tour Critical Land Conservation Projects in the Suwannee Valley

November 11, 2020 Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Conservation, THREATS, Environmental Threats, SOLUTIONS, Land Purchases, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The following press release touting Keith Perry as an environmentalist (NOT) refers to the land purchase which was the subject of our latest op-ed, “State Fails to Protect, Then Pays to Restore Springs.” Those currently […]

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