Florida Springs Council

10/10/2026

One week until we gather with springs advocates for some fun and community building ✨️ This time at Wekiva Island to celebrate FSC's 10 year anniversary! We look forward to catching up with some longtime conservation champions at the Island!

Whether you've been a part of the springs conservation movement for years or you're just beginning your advocacy journey, we invite you to join us at Wekiva Island on October 17 from 6-10 p.m. for our Riverside Revelry 🌙

We are so grateful for Wekiva Island's support of springs protection, and we appreciate them shutting down early for Springs Protectors to have a Saturday evening celebration!

Come join the party 🎟️ https://givebutter.com/c/FSCRiverside

10/09/2026

Join the Florida Springs Council for one of these upcoming events! Our team will be traveling around to Alachua, Orlando, Live Oak, Longwood and Gainesville over the next week, and we hope to see you along the way!

We’re looking forward to events with SierraClub_SSJ, Freehand Goods, Wekiva Island, Nicole Wilson, Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Florida Native Plant Society and First Magnitude Brewing Co. 🙌

10/09/2026

Amendment 3 has far greater costs to Floridians than our state can afford. Slashing property taxes would impact the ability of water management districts to manage and protect our water resources, including flood control and water supply. It would also hit local government budgets, decimating their ability to fund water quality projects, conserve lands, and maintain parks, trials, and boat launches.

About one-third of the collective budget for Florida’s five water management districts comes from property taxes. Water Management Districts property tax revenues were significantly rolled-back by Governor Scott, a policy that has continued under Governor DeSantis. Central and North Florida’s waters are already suffering from grossly insufficient environmental funding. Amendment 3 puts Florida’s water supply and flood protections at even greater risk.

🗳️ VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3 TO SAFEGUARD FUNDING FOR PROTECTING SPRINGS AND CONSERVING LANDS



📷️: Kelly Del Valle

10/08/2026

We just mailed over 200 postcards to the Suwannee River Water Management District office from springs advocates calling on the SRWMD to reduce pumping & save our springs!!! 🙌 Thank you to all the advocates who took a moment out of your day to fill out a postcard and take action for our springs!

We had FREE springs postcards available at businesses across Alachua County and Columbia County this month 📬️ ​We appreciate these businesses for partnering with us and encouraging their customers to be Springs Protectors:

✉️ Rum 138
✉️ Cypress & Grove Brewing
✉️ Life Unplastic
✉️ Unique Notions
✉️ First Magnitude Brewing Co.

Learn more at floridaspringscouncil.org/savepoesprings

10/07/2026

Springs Protectors, we still have $10 General Admission tickets available for our Riverside Revelry at Wekiva Island ✨️ We can't wait to gather together & celebrate 10 years of springs protection with the people who have helped make it possible!

And, we look forward to all the fun we have planned for the evening, including:
📷️ The Van Cam Photobooth bringing the perfect party favors for our guests
🎨 Veronika Rose Art painting live
🎟️ Raffle prizes and a silent auction with art & adventure packages
🖼️ Wekiva Island's own Gallery CERO open to explore the 'An American Tapestry' exhibit
💥 Corey Green doing some cool live glass blowing
🎶 Live music by The Willdersons followed by Alana Cavanaugh

Get your tickets online today!

10/06/2026

The Gainesville community has really stepped up in answering our call to action to tell the Suwannee River Water Management District to reduce pumping & protect our springs 👏 Thanks to First Magnitude Brewing Company for being one of our springs postcard pickup locations and encouraging customers to take a moment to speak up for springs 🗣️ Over 200 postcards, collected from businesses across Alachua County, are headed to the SRWMD!

10/06/2026

Oct. 3, the Lake County Conservation Council and the Florida Springs Council hosted their first When in Drought Film Festival, featuring four films showcasing Florida’s well known and threatened natural

10/06/2026