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

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

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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

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8

YEARS MONITORING

10

WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS COLLECTED

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THE SPRINGS BLOG

Your Support Makes a Difference.

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

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Florida’s Springs – Dying of Thirst

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

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Extinct Springs

By Dr. Robert Knight. Published in the Orlando Sentinel on September 13, 2024 I recently chanced upon a memorial for the extinct Passenger Pigeon. Located on a high bluff above the Upper Mississippi River in rural Wisconsin, this marker was

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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

Your Support Makes a Difference.

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

Read More »

Florida’s Springs – Dying of Thirst

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

Read More »

Extinct Springs

By Dr. Robert Knight. Published in the Orlando Sentinel on September 13, 2024 I recently chanced upon a memorial for the extinct Passenger Pigeon. Located on a high bluff above the Upper Mississippi River in rural Wisconsin, this marker was dedicated by Aldo Leopold, one of the most famous American

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