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Advocates for restoring the Ocklawaha River are undeterred by a recent veto setback and are moving ahead and regrouping to ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.25 million in funding allocated by the state legislature for the removal of the ...
But fisherman long defended the dam, which was renamed the Rodman-Kirkpatrick dam in 1998 after since deceased Sen. George ...
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 ...
If you’ve never fished for bass or enjoyed watching the abundant wildlife on north-central Florida's famed Rodman Reservoir, you should. And if some day you want to, I'd suggest trying to save ...
Gov. DeSantis has said he supports trying to 'go back to God's design.' In the Everglades. The Ocklawaha River is another ...
A Florida tax watchdog called Tuesday for busting the Rodman Dam to restore the Ocklawaha River, bolstering the push to remove the aging and controversial structure as beneficial to the economy ...
A government watchdog group is recommending that Florida breach Putnam County’s Rodman dam and restore the Ocklawaha River’s natural flow to the St. Johns River. “To do otherwise would be a ...
"The nutrient loads as water travels through Rodman (reservoir) are reduced by roughly 35%," Miller said, citing a report from Florida Lakewatch, a study administered by the University of Florida.
It also estimated around $1.6 million in repair and maintenance costs for the Kirkpatrick Dam on the Ocklawaha River, as well as the Buckman Lock further down the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The ...
Deputies responded to a report of a man with a bomb on the Rodman Dam at 9:00 p.m., according to a post on the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The dam is located in a rural area ...