Explore the Ichetucknee The River System Main Menu GEOLOGY & HYDROGEOLOGY > A Geologist’s Perspective [Means] > Hydrogeological Phenomenon [Upchurch] > Ichetucknee River and Springs [Upchurch] > Explore the Ichetucknee Springshed ECOSYSTEMS & HABITATS > To See, on a River [M. Smith] > Wildflower Wheel [Johnny Dame] > Longleaf Pines, Aquifer Recharge, Springs & People > Sirena [Tolbert] > Submerged Aquatic Vegetation [Small] > Snail’s Pace [Andersen] > Swallow-Tailed Kites > Turtles > Bird at the Ichetucknee [Sulek] The River's Role Main Menu RIVER AS HISTORY The Stuff of Dreams [Andersen] Historical Notes [Maxwell] Bits of History [Esing] Ichetucknee Photo Album [State Archives of Florida] Old Timers Remember Ichetucknee Springs An Old-Timers’ Story Going Full Circle: Jesse Aaron’s Story [Barnard] Collecting the Ichetucknee [Simpson] Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida Laboring in the Fields of the Lord RIVER AS MUSE John Moran Fifty Years of Stories [Barnard] Eleanor Blair Spring Discovery [Donner] Ichetucknee by Richard Eberhart Karma Norjin Lhamo poems Michelle Nagri “A Picture Is Worth 100 Words” series Mark Smith: Wisdom of the River Leslie Peebles Ichetucknee as Muse: Poetry and Theatre [Robitaille] Robin Romaine Margaret Ross Tolbert Gallery Lola Haskins Poems Steven Croft River Calls Me [Gilchrist] Steven Earl Elena Rosa Ferrera poems Ichetucknee Inspiration RIVER AS TEACHER The Ichetucknee PARKnership Program Underwater Sketching RIVER AS ADVENTURE Diving Among Diamonds [Jantz] Paddling the Ichetucknee [Lingard] A Cave Diver Remembers RIVER AS HEALER Ichetucknee Memory [Greco] Ichetucknee Meditation RIVER AS FRIEND First Time Memories [Facebook] Ichetucknee Memory [Ulanowicz] The Ichetucknee My Story [Winn] My Ichetucknee Memories [Savannah Vrana] RIVER AS SPIRITUAL LOCUS Spiritual Awakening [Pierson] RIVER AS ECONOMIC ENGINE A Summary of the Economic Impact of the Ichetucknee River System Nature Provides the Foundation for Our Economy and Our Well-being Springs Invigorate Economy [Borisova] Ichetucknee as Brand RIVER AS SOCIAL CENTER So Many Memories [Esing via Facebook] Why It Matters [Haskins] Promises to Keep [Jopling] Clairaudience [Karma Norjin Lhamo] Alligator Attack [Pitts] Hot Summers [David Smith] My Ichetucknee Story (Hal Lawlor) The Human Role Main Menu HISTORY & LONG-TERM TRENDS Timeline of Early Indigenous Cultures Archaeology at Fig Springs [Thompson] Historical Timeline Jim Stevenson Interview, Part 1 Jim Stevenson Interview, Part 2 Ichetucknee: Stevenson Video Interview Video Interview with David Flagg, Ichetucknee: A Life Lived With a Sacred River Ichetucknee Past, Present, and Future [Knight] RECREATIONAL IMPACTS The Problem With Recreational Impacts Recreational Management [Stevenson] Resurgence [photo essay] LAW, POLICY & POLITICS A Hawk’s Eye View of Our Values Why Is Managing Florida Springs So Complicated? ADVOCACY Advocacy for the Ichetucknee A New Relationship Main Menu THE NEED FOR AQUIFER PROTECTION & WATER SECURITY Myth of the Aquifer [Tolbert] Aquifer Protection [The FACETS Team] CHANGING THE RELATIONSHIP Emerging Legal Thinking, Part 1: Rights of Nature Emerging Legal Thinking, Part 2: Green Amendments From MFLs to Ibi: A Return to Our Watery Roots [Kilby] Re-Thinking Our Relationship with Water [Machado] A Florida Water Ethic [Barnett] Water-Friendly Yard Strategies [Gilchrist] ICHETUCKNEE: YESTERDAY-TODAY-TOMORROW [videos] Voices Across Time: Water Inspiration Voices Across Time: Florida-Inspired Environmental & Nature Writing Johnny Dame Water Blessing INNOVATIONS & PROTECTIONS Protecting Florida’s Springs With Conservation Easements [ACT] Agricultural Innovations and a Love for Florida’s Natural Places [Barrett] Some Arguments for Tiered Water Pricing [Ulanowicz] Should Florida Adopt the Precautionary Principle? Supporting a Water-Friendly Florida Agriculture [Ulanowicz] SAVING THE ICHETUCKNEE Why does the Ichetucknee Matter? Why bother to save the Ichetucknee? Protecting Ichetucknee Springs Requires More Than Limits on Tubing [Crabbe] Helping Our Springs by Transforming North Florida From an Extractive to a Creative Economy You can be a leader for the Ichetucknee Story MapExplore the Ichetucknee Springshed FOLLOW THE RIVER