Photo of Peter Lane Taylor walking in a field with farmere Don Bennick

Good Neighbors:
Springs Protection Success Stories

Protecting springs requires the cooperation of many different people and groups. Protection efforts range from homeowners rethinking the way that they landscape to major land acquisitions in springsheds. All stories have a common theme. They involve people who care enough to make a difference.

Read on to meet some of these "good neighbors" and learn how you too can help protect nature's gems.
How you can help

Check out some of the steps you can take to help protect our aquifer and the springs. Go »
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Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program

Sowing the Seeds of Protection
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program  

Spring protection begins at home... in the yard. This is precisely the message the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program is taking to the streets. Go »
 
North Florida Dairy Farming

Got Solutions?
North Florida Dairy Farming  

It's not easy running one of the largest dairy farms in Florida. It's even harder managing the waste from over six thousand cows. One farmer is leading the way in helping protect the aquifer. Go »
 
 
Rainbow Springs

Developing a Spring-Friendly Community
Rainbow Springs  

Creating a harmonious relationship between a residential golf community and a nearby spring is a challenge. One developer faced up to the challenge to demonstrate that development can coexist with springs protection. Go »
 
Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Science Helps Protect a Springshed
Ichetucknee Springs State Park  

Protecting springs often requires focusing efforts on land miles from the spring itself. Learn how springshed protection helped protect Ichetucknee Springs. Go »
 
 
Citizen Participation

It All Begins With One Voice
Citizen Participation  

Springs protection is largely a local issue. It requires action by citizens to affect change in local land planning policies. Learn how one person's lifelong passion helped protect a local spring. Go »
 
Walkulla Springs

Expanding Protection for Wakulla Springs
Walkulla Springs  

Learn how a couple of dozen acres of land became a legal and ideological battleground for springs protection.
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