Monitoring our Water quality Water quantity Springs ecosystems Rivers Drinking water

Safeguarding our future

THE FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Working to PROTECT
Florida's springs through
sound science and education

Learn about our Citizen Science program:

Learn about The Florida Springs Institute’s Ecological Assessment of the Silver River System

Find out more about the Florida Springs National Heritage Area, and how you can become a stakeholder:

Learn about The Florida Springs Institute’s 3 year project on the Lower Santa Fe River

OUR IMPACT

8

YEARS MONITORING

10

WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS COLLECTED

235

SpringsWatch SAMPLING TRIPS

> 16,000

VOLUNTEER HOURS

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THE SPRINGS BLOG

An Unwanted Fate for Poe Springs

By Robert Knight The shocking term “explosive diarrhea” is in the current news stream. Referring to an outbreak of fecal-borne disease (cyclosporiasis) propagated by consuming contaminated vegetables (e.g., Taco Bell lettuce?) and currently infecting thousands of people in at least

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The Bleeding Heart of Florida

Florida’s “Springs Heartland” covers an estimated 5,664 square miles of the Suwannee River Basin. Plentiful rain falling on porous karst geology collects and feeds groundwater to more than 300 artesian springs. These springs feed life-nourishing groundwater to the Suwannee River

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The Robots are Coming for Florida’s Water

By Haley Moody Director, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute Published in the Invading Sea on March 5, 2026 As the artificial intelligence boom continues at a rapid pace, are Floridians aware of the potential impacts to our state? Now

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THE NORTH FLORIDA SPRINGS

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

MONITORING OUR SPRINGS

SAFEGUARDING OUR FUTURE

WORKING TO PROTECT FLORIDA'S SPRINGS THROUGH SOUND SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

THE FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE IS A  501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Ecological Health assessment of suwannee river springs

Learn about our year-long study of four Outstanding Florida Springs on the Suwannee River

OUR IMPACT

8

YEARS MONITORING

10

WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS COLLECTED

235

SpringsWatch SAMPLING TRIPS

> 16,000

VOLUNTEER HOURS

Learn about The Florida Springs Institute’s ongoing project on the Lower Santa Fe River

THE SPRINGS BLOG

An Unwanted Fate for Poe Springs

By Robert Knight The shocking term “explosive diarrhea” is in the current news stream. Referring to an outbreak of fecal-borne disease (cyclosporiasis) propagated by consuming contaminated vegetables (e.g., Taco Bell lettuce?) and currently infecting thousands of people in at least nine different states, this is big news because it is

Read More »

The Bleeding Heart of Florida

Florida’s “Springs Heartland” covers an estimated 5,664 square miles of the Suwannee River Basin. Plentiful rain falling on porous karst geology collects and feeds groundwater to more than 300 artesian springs. These springs feed life-nourishing groundwater to the Suwannee River – immortalized in song and legend. And yet, the Suwannee

Read More »

The Robots are Coming for Florida’s Water

By Haley Moody Director, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute Published in the Invading Sea on March 5, 2026 As the artificial intelligence boom continues at a rapid pace, are Floridians aware of the potential impacts to our state? Now is the time to raise as much public awareness as

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