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Just Released:
Wakulla Spring Executive Summary
The Florida Springs Institute recently released its Wakulla Spring Restoration Plan Executive Summary. The Executive Summary serves as a guide to FSI's earlier released Wakulla Spring Restoration Plan and provides a brief description of Wakulla Spring, current impairments, and goals for restoring the spring to full health.
FSI is currently collecting data from springs along the lower Suwannee River and Kings Bay in preparation for additional restoration plans to be released in 2016. To view all previously released restoration plans and summaries, please visit our website. |
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Photo by Dave Wilson
FSI Director Recognized with Water Stewardship and Spirit of Gainesville Awards
On Wednesday, November 19th, FSI's Executive Director, Dr. Bob Knight, was recognized by the Downtown Gainesville Rotary Club for his career as a springs advocate at the club's first-ever Water Stewardship Awards. Other award recipients included The Springs Eternal Project, the Friends of Glen Springs, and the Gainesville Sun/Ocala-Star Banner for the papers' Fragile Springs collaboration.
Just a few days later, Dr. Knight was honored with the 2014 Spirit of Gainesville Award in Education. During his acceptance speech, Dr. Knight reminded the audience that there is still much more work to be done for our springs, but our environment has 75% of the electorate on its side. To read Gainesville Magazine's special feature on Dr. Knight, please click here.
FSI would like to congratulate all award recipients and extend a heartfelt thank you on behalf of Dr. Knight to the community for selecting him to receive these great honors!
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The Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute is a 501c3 non-profit funded entirely by grants and private donations.
Please consider making a contribution to help further our efforts to protect and restore our majestic springs for current and future generations.
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Thank You KBAM Volunteers!
FSI would like to thank all of the volunteers, who braved the cold weather and helped us construct and deploy 16 additional hyacinth cages at the site of our Kings Bay Restoration Project on November 19th! This important work is made possible by all of you!
Special thanks to the Kings Bay Springs Alliance, Save the Manatee, Satchel's Pizza, and Stetson University for their continued support.
Keep a lookout for additional volunteer opportunities on this project in 2015.
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#GivingTuesday is Tomorrow!
Join the Florida Springs Institute on Tuesday, December 2nd for a day of charitable giving benefitting nonprofit organizations across the world. #GivingTuesday will take place online over multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Razoo.
During this event, FSI's goal is to raise $10,000 for the purchase of a water quality data sonde. This important piece of equipment has the ability to measure dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, and turbidity (cloudiness) in water and is used to monitor water quality in our springs over time.
If you or someone you know would like to make a year-end donation to FSI's #GivingTuesday campaign, please visit our fundraising website. PayPal is providing a 1% match for all donations made through our Razoo fundraising site on December 2nd!
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Upcoming Community Events
December 9th - Silver SpringWatch, volunteers always welcome, contact Ron Clarke for more info.
December 12th - Florida Springs and the Sustainability of the Floridan Aquifer presentation with Dr. Knight to the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, The Wooly, 20 North Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601, 11:45 a.m.
December 16th - Florida Springs, Aquifer, and Water Economy presentation by Dr. Knight hosted by the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition and College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL, 6 p.m. For more info, click here.
December 20th - Ichetucknee SpringWatch, volunteers always welcome, contact Ron Clarke for more info.
For further event details, please visit our website!
Happy Holidays
from the
Florida Springs Institute!
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