

I’d like to lend my support to the chorus of voices speaking out on behalf of the future of Silver Springs, on breaching the dam and freeing the impounded Ocklawaha River and for our natural heritage as Floridians. Some of these effects include invasive non-native blue tilapia fish, the loss of traditional migratory fish and wildlife, pollution and a decline in the overall health and vitality of the Springs. The Silver Springs ecosystem is suffering from the effects of the upriver damming of the Ocklawaha River. But all is not well with the springs and the community of rivers of which she is a part. The "Pierian spring" of the south, it really is a place of exceeding beauty and it was once the No.

Practically everyone who lives in Florida has a Silver Springs story. Florida’s Silver Springs is a natural wonder, a world-renowned artesian spring famous for glass-bottom boat rides and crystal blue waters.
