Quality Journalism for Critical Times A couple of weeks ago, I drove up to the picturesque small town of High Springs, about 30 miles north of Gainesville. Then I kept driving, heading out of town for several miles until I reached Florida’s newest state park. Park No. 175 is Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs, formerly a family-owned and operated […] The post Florida buys springs to preserve them, does little to stop harm from beyond boundaries appeared first on Florida Phoenix.