Happily today we can report on something uplifting instead of some egregious grievance due to abuse of our water resources. That happy event is the award going to sister organization in Georgia WWALS for its […]
Guest speaker at the August OSFR board meeting was Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman from Georgia. John gave a detailed run-down of the benefits and responsibilities of a riverkeeper, of which there are around 350 scattered […]
The following is taken from the WWALS website and can be found here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Florida Water Conservation […]
Valdosta City Council Meeting Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Start Time: 5:30 PM End Time: 6:30 PM Location City Hall, 216 East Central Avenue, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers, Valdosta, GA The following article is from […]
Task Force Members, Interested Persons, and News Media, Please be advised that there will be a Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River Task Force meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 4:00 […]
On Wed. Oct.3, OSFR participated in a tour of the Valdosta water treatment plant requested by board member Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, and organized and executed by WWALS Watershed Coalition member and Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman. […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the state water authorities have failed miserably to protect our water resources from depletion and pollution. This failure started many years ago, and despite much work and money […]
Congratulations to the planners and participants of the first songwriting contest about the Suwannee River, held June 23, 2018 in Valdosta. The contest drew songwriters from Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. The winner was Laura […]
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