If you read and were concerned about the article entitled “GRU May Challenge Protections for Lower Santa Fe, Ichetucknee” on the front page of The Gainesville Sun on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, you are not alone. It seems no one—not the utility companies, probably not the agriculturalists, and not some local water advocates—is happy with …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes pictures are worth more. Nothing tells the recent story of the Ichetucknee River and springs better than the “then and now” photographs of John Moran that are on display in the “Springs Eternal” exhibition at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FMNH) in Gainesville …
After six months of working (mostly) on organization and planning, the Ichetucknee Alliance is up and running with the stated vision of “a healthy Ichetucknee River System that is preserved and protected for future generations” and a goal “to ensure the restoration, preservation, and protection for future generations of the ecosystems along the full 5.5 mile …
As required by Florida law “in order to prevent significant harm as a result of withdrawals,” the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is currently working to set minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for the Ichetucknee River and its associated priority springs as well as for the lower Santa Fe River. The district’s deadline to …
Pipeline Route Changed: Good news! The proposed Florida Power & Light natural gas pipeline has been routed away from the Ichetucknee River. The Ichetucknee Alliance will continue to monitor this situation and will post announcements about it if needed. The Ichetucknee Alliance has noted with concern reports from property owners in Three Rivers Estates that …
by John Jopling There were always two schools of thought: the headfirst, full-body immersion folks, and the more timid, one-baby-step-at-a-time, fists-clinched-tight-under-the-chin crowd. The former group could be relied upon to emerge from that first, breath-taking dive—into what we all knew was the coldest, clearest, cleanest, bluest water the world had ever known—laughing and splashing their …
