Florida Worries as Growth Threatens Its Freshwater Springs

New York Times: Of Florida's 700 artesian springs, Silver Springs shimmered the brightest. Its fresh water was so translucent that the white sand and tiny shells at the bottom glistened, giving the river and springs a beautiful blue tint from above. Glass-bottomed boats grew famous here as did underwater photography. Even Tarzan was lured to the springs; six of the movies in the 1930s and '40s were filmed here. Tourists arrived in droves to these springs, just outside Ocala. The riverscape — with anhingas drying...

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