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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
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
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 FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Learn about The Florida Springs Institute’s ongoing project on the Lower Santa Fe River
Dear Springs Enthusiast, We’re excited to share a fascinating discovery made right here in one of our beloved springs. FSI Environmental Scientist Bill Hawthorne, Dr. Ken Sulak, and FSI board member Dr. Steve Walsh have published a research paper on Longnose Gar spawning within floating vegetation mats – a behavior never before published for
2024 was a landmark year for the Florida Springs Institute. We celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of our namesake, Howard T. Odum. We also honored the legacy of our organization by completing an Ecological Health Assessment of the Silver Springs System, the location where Dr. Robert Knight
By Robert Knight, PhD Published in Underwater Speleology, Vol 51 No3 Autumn 2024. Clear, pure groundwater is the basis for life in Florida’s artesian springs. Remove flowing water and a spring is a sinkhole, a stagnant window into the dark limestone underworld. A spring’s functionality or “life” declines when its
