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

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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Got Milk?

By Robert L. Knight, Ph.D. President of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute Dairies as an Existential Threat to Springs and Humans The private, non-profit Florida Springs Institute assessed north Florida dairies as a source of pollution to the

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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

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

Read More »

Got Milk?

By Robert L. Knight, Ph.D. President of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute Dairies as an Existential Threat to Springs and Humans The private, non-profit Florida Springs Institute assessed north Florida dairies as a source of pollution to the Floridan Aquifer and artesian springs (https://floridaspringsinstitute.org/reports/). Ongoing monitoring of public

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