Florida boasts the ‘Land of a Thousand Springs,’ should become National Heritage Area
Establishing the Florida Springs National Heritage Area would help preserve and protect our world-class springs.
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Restore the Ocklawaha River and help save the manatees
By Eugene Kelly and Elizabeth Neville Florida manatees are experiencing an unprecedented crisis and urgent action is needed to secure ...
The springs of Florida have changed for the worse, but we can still save them
By Doug Stamm, photographer In the 1970s I started documenting the underwater world of Florida’s springs. As a biologist/diver I ...
Mermaid Michi: Water districts are ‘failing miserably’ as Florida’s springs deteriorate
By Oscar Corral, producer of “The Fellowship of the Springs” Thomas Greenhalgh risked his job and career in 2019 when ...
State provides money to protect springs, but the state’s septic tank problems are far from resolved
By the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board There was good news last week for people who fear Florida is turning into a sewer. ...
The $150 million the state plans to spend to protect Florida’s springs isn’t nearly enough
By Ryan Smart, Florida Springs Council Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a “ceremony” last week at Weeki Wachee Springs State ...
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