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

This combined with nitrogen pollution and the upriver damming of the Ocklawaha River has adversely affected whole ecosystems. I saw these effects firsthand on my most recent visit to Silver Springs.

John D. Gottsch’s memories of his father bring to mind the boat trips the two took down Florida’s wild and exotic Ocklawaha River. Both are full of currents that propel him downstream and ...