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Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them

  • Written by Christopher F. Meindl, Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Florida
Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore themGilchrist Blue Springs, located about 20 miles northwest of Gainesville, Fla., is a popular recreation site known for the clarity of its water.Christopher Meindl, CC BY

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.”

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