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The Suwannee County Water Management District will vote on the renewal of the Seven Springs Water Company’s contract later this year.
Read More »Gainesville Residents Protest Seven Springs Water Permit At Ginnie Springs And Santa Fe River
Free Classes About The Florida Springs To Be Held Through May
The first class in October consisted of an overview of Florida’s springs. It detailed how human interaction has affected springs, rivers and lakes over the years and how efforts can be made to repair damages already done.
Read More »Environmentalists Speak Out Against Nestlé Permit
The permit, if approved, would allow Nestlé to pump about 1.2 million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs. The spring is already classified as impaired, and local environmentalists argue that the permit would further damage the recovering waterway and surrounding community.
Read More »Clean Creek Annual Trash Cleanup Collects More Waste Than All Previous Years Combined
Gainesville got a little cleaner this past weekend as about 160 volunteers collected 19,121 pounds of trash during the fifth annual Clean Creek Revival, according to Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems, a nonprofit environmental group.
Read More »Alachua Conservation Trust Seeking To Preserve More Of The Santa Fe River
The Santa Fe Preserve Project is collaborating for the first time with Conserve with Us, a funding organization that launched six months ago, dedicated to conserving natural land.
Read More »State Buys Gilchrist’s Blue Springs Park For $5.25 Million
The Florida Cabinet on Wednesday morning approved purchasing the 407-acre Blue Springs Park property along the Santa Fe River for $5.25 million.
Read More »In Photos: Ginnie Springs Hosts Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Ginnie Springs celebrated Easter this weekend with its 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Read More »Art Exhibit Featuring Florida’s Springs Opens at Thomas Center
Gainesville's Thomas Center Galleries are hosting the exhibit AQUIFERious: Enter the Springs starting October 1. The exhibit features art, photography and map's of Florida's springs from various artists.
Read More »Dive expert offers advice to stay safe in the water
Local scuba diving experts are stressing dive safety after a Gainesville man’s drowning Saturday. Ginnie Springs dive expert Larry Green says scuba is a high-risk activity. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/Green1.mp3] He says one of the most important steps a diver can take ahead of a plunge is becoming familiar with the dive site. …
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