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Free the Ocklawaha
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 มี.ค. 2020
Bob Knight Interview: Florida Springs Institute, Executive Director
Bob Knight Interview: Florida Springs Institute, Executive Director
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Ed Lowe Interview: SJRWMD, Former Director of Environmental Science and Chief Scientist
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Ed Lowe Interview: SJRWMD, Former Director of Environmental Science and Chief Scientist
Sam Carr Interview: Putnam County Waterways and Trails Committee, Chair
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Sam Carr Interview: Putnam County Waterways and Trails Committee, Chair
Chris Farrell Interview: Audubon Florida, Northeast Florida Policy Associate
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Chris Farrell Interview: Audubon Florida, Northeast Florida Policy Associate
Alan Hodges Interview: University of Florida, Economics Professor Emeritus
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Alan Hodges Interview: University of Florida, Economics Professor Emeritus
The Great Florida Riverway (Trailer)
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The Great Florida Riverway, a vast 217-mile three-river system is comprised of the Ocklawaha River, Silver Springs and the Silver River, and the lower St. Johns River. The Riverway was Florida’s first tourist attraction - a magnet for travel writers and explorers alike and a transportation corridor for people and products. 50 years ago, when the Rodman Dam severed the Ocklawaha, all of that cha...
Silver Springs: The Heartbeat of the Ocklawaha
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A healthy Ocklawaha River is essential for a healthy Silver Springs. Meeting at the confluence, their fates are intertwined. Check out our website for full sources, links, and to sign up as a supporter for the restoration of the Ocklawaha River and Silver Springs!
Artist Profile: Anne MacKay
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Meet Anne MacKay, watercolor and wildflower lover! In this video, Anne describes art as a way of seeing the world and the environment around us. View her work as part of the "Ocklawaha: Wild & Endangered River" Art Exhibit at the Marion Cultural Alliance Brick City Center for the Arts. The gallery features 10 great artists and you can stop by until July 18th. The gallery is available to view on...
A Bass Angler Speaks Out: Free the Ocklawaha!
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A Bass Angler Speaks Out: Free the Ocklawaha!
The Real Ocklawaha: Recreation and Restoration
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The Real Ocklawaha: Recreation and Restoration
Underwater Manatees at Silver Springs, FL.
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Underwater Manatees at Silver Springs, FL.
Sounds like a reasonable endeavor. However, allow me to play devil’s advocate. What are the opponents saying for not restoring the river? And why has it not happening?
This should be shown in public schools!
Can I have permission to play this video on my channel? Awesome content
Let's take it down. This needs national recognition
100% agreed let that baby run wild like it used to 🌎💕
Nice how he talks about saving tax payers money. Unfortunately this guy is stealing tax payers money through tax evasion with his non-profit Putnam land conservancy and causing the tax payers of Putnam county to pay higher taxes. While he get's federal tax income breaks at the expense of others. And gets paid to steal from the tax payers for his own self-serving interest.
Ive been going down the silver river and the ocklawaha river since 1984. Its sad to have seen how much its changed since then and not in a good way. The rodham dam has to come down. Free the ocklawaha
So what happens to my home if Rodmen Dam comes down I'm 5 miles from Rodam will it become a swamp? I'm right at highway'310
Kenwood is right by my house
Oh ok so your all talking like this won't reach my house and it is safe, Tho I do agree with all this been done just don't won't lose my house lol
Thank you Dr. Knight! <3 It's way past time to breach that DAM mistake!
Great job! This video will help spread the word about the plight of the Ocklawaha, an iconic river in the stranglehold of an obsolete dam and reservoir, to Floridians in other parts of the state. Most of them know nothing of the ongoing tragedy of this dam & reservoir, a system their own tax dollars are paying to keep in place. Remove Kirkpatrick Dam and let the Ocklawaha run free!
I am a registered Florida voter and -- avoiding any possible perjury issues -- would be agreeable to signing ONCE a real LEGAL official petition to place a real question on a real LEGAL official ballot pertaining to restoration of the Ocklawaha River by the breaching of Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam as long as the wording of the petition is true, accurate, and correct with real documentation and scientific literature citations to support its argument.
MY OPINE, SERIOUSLY: At 49 years since the Cross Florida Barge Canal project was halted, perhaps it is way-past-due time for this Ocklawaha River restoration issue to be placed on the official ballot in 2022 or so as a referendum question of some type (non-binding or such) for actual Florida voters to make their wishes known about (and politicians to take a stand on)? Supporting peer-reviewed scientific literature and reasons for, projected costs, projected returns, and so on could be explained in a REAL legal petition that attracts the LEGAL signatures of registered-to-vote Floridians. Maybe 10,000 or so certified names of those who legally have voting rights in this state would be required to make it happen? COME-ON, ARE WE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE - OR NOT?
Rodman Dam could use a little dynamite. Bass fishing would be ten times better on a flowing river than that dam damed up lake!
This film is really well produced. And Shannon is a new star!
Thank you for this amazing video. Second Generation Native Floridian here. Freeing the Ocklawaha makes SO MUCH SENSE!
I’ve learned so much the last two years from residents who are totally involved in the great river way! What an awesome future to look forward to!
I agree with the Restoration but everyone has to bring race into it🤨we are all Floridians regardless of race and if you stfu about it, it will stop being an issue wtf?I Its not relevant to the point! #Eracism #StopDividingUs
At 49 years since the Cross Florida Barge Canal project was halted, perhaps it is way past-due time for this Ocklawaha River restoration issue to be placed on the official ballot in 2022 or so as a referendum question of some type for actual Florida voters to make their wishes known about (and politicians to take a stand on)? Supporting peer-reviewed scientific literature and reasons for, projected costs, projected returns, and so on could be explained in a REAL legal petition that attracts the signatures of registered-to-vote Floridians. Maybe 10,000 or so certified names of those who legally have voting rights in this state would be required to make it happen?
This is a very well-produced promotional video for this latest non-governmental Ocklawaha River restoration initiative.
Thank you Free the Ocklawaha for uploading this educational documentary! I wrote about the tragedy of the Rodman dam for a college essay recently, so I really enjoyed watching this informative documentary. I gained more insight into the imperative need to breach the dam--well done!
Free the Oklawaha!!
I signed the petition yesterday! Let's make some positive changes for our springs and rivers!
Thank Dr. Knight! <3
Wow!!!
amazing..why isn't it done already I wonder
Well done video! I hope I can see the damn dam breached in my lifetime. I first became aware of this mess as a UF student in the '80s.
Thank you to all who were involved in this Great educational video. As a native Floridian I learned so much. Thank you again, I will share as far as I can share. Much Love and Respect!!!
Learning helps. but exploring is the only Real Way to learn. Since January 2021 I've explored and visited Many springs, hiking trails, and rivers, including the Upper and Lower Ocklawaha (including both major dams), the Upper and Lower Suwannee river, Santa fe river (got me into exploring over my past hobby of fossil hunting/ snorkeling, actually early 2020), Myakka, Hillsborough, Withlacoochee, Corkscrew swamp, Payne's s prairie, Black bear hiking preserve, Ocala forest some, Salt springs, Manatee springs, Alexander springs, Yankeetown/ WIthlacoochee river delta, etc. Know I must be missing some big ones... Nothing like True FL Nature, and I've just scratched the Surface ;)
Very informative, thank you!
Looking forward to it!
SO GREAT!
Yes it was a tradagey when it was built , all the destruction but leap foward to today it is it's own ecosystem with eagle's manatees , gators , otters and countless other wild life and fish .spend a day or two there and you will see all of nature's beauty . It doesn't really make sense to destroy another ecosytem again and it will be long after our life time before it would fully recover .so many people have discovered nature in the rodman area with camping ,boating ,fishing , hiking etc that they never would have on a narrow section of river .
When referring to the river towns it’s between Eureka and Welatka. Not Palatka. Or to be even more specific between Eureka and Rodman. Where in the world is Rodman? Lol