Weeds block free flow of Ocklawaha River from Silver Springs to St. Johns River
Weeds block free flow of Ocklawaha River from Silver Springs to St. Johns River Part III of the Orlando Sentinel series examines how human error helped choke this North Florida river. Â Â Inspecting a boat ramp at the Ocklawaha Riverâs Rodman Reservoir are Jennifer Carr, president of the Florida Defenders of the Environment, and her daughter, Carmen, and the groupâs executive director Jim Gross. Rodman Reservoir is plagued by a chronic growth of muck and floating weeds, as seen here at the boat ramp. Weeds have engulfed the ramp and dock. [Kevin Spear | Orlando Sentinel.] [ Or...