Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...

The Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam, an early piece of the never-completed Cross Florida Barge Canal, flooded this swampy landscape in ...

Two influential lawmakers, Sen. Jason Brodeur and Rep. Wyman Duggan, have filed legislation ( SB 1066, HB 981) requiring the ...

Is it time to tear down a nearly 60-year-old dam blocking flow from the north-flowing Ocklawaha River to the St. Johns River? Among the projects awaiting decisions in the Florida Legislature hopper, ...

The new legislation follows Gov. Ron DeSantis' state budget veto last June of $6.25 million for restoring the river.

As a lifelong Jacksonville resident and passionate sportsman, I understand the deep connection between our waterways, local communities and economy. For more than 50 years, the Kirkpatrick Dam — a ...