Volunteer Scientists Assist in Tracking Nitrate Concentrations Changes in Well Water

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Post published:November 15, 2025
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The Santa Fe River Basin contains numerous environmentally and economically significant springs. The springs have been valued by Floridians for generations. Unfortunately, not all is well. Nitrate concentrations have increased since the 1950s due to land use changes. This, in turn, has led to an endeavor by the state of Florida to reduce concentrations to environmentally acceptable concentrations. This presentation will be about the efforts of the non-profit organization AquiferWatch in tracking water quality restoration for the…

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The People’s Plan

Post author:flspringsinst
Post published:July 7, 2023
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FSI is currently restudying Silver Springs System. In light of the changes we are seeing, we are re-publishing the following op-ed written by Dr. Knight, originally printed in the Gainesville Sun in August 2015. Staff at the Florida Springs Institute (FSI) have been active in the scientific study of Silver Springs since the 1970s. FSI’s efforts, as well as research conducted by the State of Florida have demonstrated severe biological impairments at Silver Springs as a result of reduced…

North Florida, South Florida vie to be most-polluted region

Post author:flspringsinst
Post published:April 28, 2023
Post category:Bob Knight Education Health Op-ed Publications Springs Science
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By Dr. Robert Knight. Published in the Florida Specifier April/May 2023. Given the Environmental disaster that has continued to engulf the estuaries and beaches on both sides of the state, South Florida's guacamole-filled coastal waters are receiving the state and national press they deserve. But thanks to on-going releases of nutrient-laden water from sugar plantations, ranches, and other intensive agricultural operations; toxic floating algae, starving manatees, and rafts of dead fish continue to slime the once-blue waters,…

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FSI Outreach Intern meets Gilchrist Blue Springs

Post author:Haley Moody
Post published:September 21, 2020
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Gilchrist Blue Springs: An Underwater Forest By Ailee Odom, FSI Outreach Intern As a Florida native with a love for water resources, the chance to visit a new spring is something I will never pass up. After being invited to join the FSI team on their trip to Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park in High Springs, I was ecstatic! This was my first time visiting a spring in the Alachua area since starting school…

Re-evaluation of Minimum Flows and Levels for the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee

Post author:Haley Moody
Post published:February 3, 2020
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It is not in the public’s best interest to dry up or pollute any of Florida’s artesian springs. Healthy springs support a vast and abundant assemblage of charismatic and endangered wildlife, nourish our many rivers and lakes during droughts, and are the sought-after playground for tens of millions of visitors each year. Springs are essential for our local ecology and economy. Governmental agencies responsible for protecting Florida’s environmental prosperity would be reckless and irresponsible to allow priceless…