Kirkpatrick Dam News Today

One man got a trip to the Putnam County Jail after he threatened to bomb Rodman Dam and everyone in the area late Tuesday.

A retired Navy admiral, security consultant and avid boating enthusiast puts forth the economics of restoring the Ocklawaha River.

The time is now to complete restoration of the Ocklawaha River by breaching the Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam, the former Secretary of Environmental Regulation writes in a guest column.

The largest potential sources of wealth in North Florida continue to be land, water and the creative abilities of the people who live here.

The popular Orange Lake access point will get a new boat ramp, paved parking lot and bathrooms, and may become a base for fishing tournaments.

Spring is here, and so are the neon, fuzzy caterpillars that frequent Florida. They may be neat to look at, but you probably dont want to touch them.

Resuscitating Silver Springs and unleashing the 20 lost springs of the Ocklawaha River is the largest springs restoration project currently available.

The $1.6 million repair cost is lower than previous estimates, but opponents say breaching the Kirkpatrick Dam is still necessary.

Although the decline in seagrass beds has been decades in the making and the issue is complex, the recent spate of manatee deaths is highly preventable and we need more bold action at the state and federal level, writes a guest columnist from the Florida Wildlife Federation.

We must correct our mistakes of the past from the Everglades to the Indian River Lagoon to the Ocklawaha River. Restoring and revitalizing these essential water bodies is an investment, not an expense.