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, ...

Maybe it’s because there has been so much other headline-making news coming out of Tallahassee this legislative session. But one long-running Florida controversy — something that has led to thousands ...

TALLAHASSEE — A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again. Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, on Thursday pushed back ...

In this edition of The Starting Spot Daily Bass Fishing Headlines, we’re covering, an urgent call to help Save Rodman Reservoir, a discussion about pro bass anglers after retirement, and Gerald ...

On a recent boat trip on the Silver River to Silver Springs, I was again reminded of a fast-vanishing, old and more timeless Florida. One of powerful swirling, crystal-clear springs and of ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Dams divide two bodies of water, but the Kirkpatrick Dam in Putnam County is also dividing people on what's best for the environment. Some want to see the Rodman Reservoir pumped ...

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 dam shame, ...

Lawmakers last year passed a budget that included $500,000 for the University of Florida Water Institute to do an assessment of restoring the river or retaining the dam, which also is known as the ...

Florida’s longest-running environmental dispute — well, except for the Everglades, of course — gained a new chapter when Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.25 million that the Legislature budgeted for ...

"It's not bad for the environment. It is the environment." _ ED TAYLOR President of a group pushing to keep the Rodman Dam and Reservoir in place (item below) Bill to save Rodman Dam advances A ...