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Experts say that Rodman Dam is in disrepair and could pose a risk downstream if we were hit by hurricane. Opponents say that ...
A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman Dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again ...
If you’ve never fished for bass or enjoyed watching the abundant wildlife on north-central Florida's famed Rodman Reservoir, ...
The Ocklawaha, which runs south to north, is the primary tributary running into the state’s longest river, the St. Johns ...
Part III of the Orlando Sentinel series examines how human error helped choke this North Florida river. Inspecting a boat ramp at the Ocklawaha River’s Rodman ...
A group of 18 adventurous kayakers, including Adventure Outpost river guide Lars Anderson, ventured into the Ocklawaha River on Saturday to learn about its history and to experience all its ...
Central Florida’s Ocklawaha River is one of the nation’s most endangered rivers, according to an environmental group’s 2020 list released Tuesday for the 10 rivers in the U.S. most in ...
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.
I recently had the chance to visit Florida's historic Ocklawaha River and the controversial Rodman Dam (now called Kirkpatrick Dam) which was completed in 1968. The dam was originally constructed ...
Restoring the Ocklawaha River would enhance functionality of the Florida Wildlife Corridor for wide-ranging species like the Florida panther and black bear. Breaching the Kirkpatrick Dam and ...
Floridians have an opportunity to tell state officials to do what should have happened decades ago: Restore the Ocklawaha River by breaching the dam on the Rodman Reservoir. The St. Johns River ...
A national river advocacy group on Tuesday named the Ocklawaha River as one of the Top 10 most endangered rivers in the country. American Rivers ranked the Ocklawaha as the ninth most endangered ...