Advocates for restoring the Ocklawaha River are undeterred by a recent veto setback and are moving ahead and regrouping to ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 30 signed the 2025-26 budget after vetoing almost $600 million in programs and projects from the ...

DeSantis slashed $500,000 to study the potential environmental and economic effects of removing the dam last year.

Gov. DeSantis has said he supports trying to 'go back to God's design.' In the Everglades. The Ocklawaha River is another ...

Florida's governor also vetoed the transfer of $200 million out of the Department of Environmental Protection.

But fisherman long defended the dam, which was renamed the Rodman-Kirkpatrick dam in 1998 after since deceased Sen. George ...

(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed nine bills from this session with only a few measures remaining for a decision, along with $590 million in line items from the state budget.

Removing the Rodman Dam once again proved to be one of the most intractable environmental issues in Florida, one that has flummoxed governors, federal bureaucrats, political operatives and activists ...

Restoring the Ocklawaha River is an investment in this shared vision, commitment to the land, respect for nature and the belief that what we preserve today secures the Florida of tomorrow.

The study also shows restoring the Ocklawaha River would reconnect 213 river miles for fish migration, revive 20 submerged springs, and reduce algal bloom risk by 63% by restoring natural water flow.

Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River can recover their lost beauty if we remove the dam, let the rivers flow and reduce groundwater extraction and pollution.

Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River can recover their lost beauty if we remove the dam, let the rivers flow and reduce groundwater extraction and pollution.