WHEN did it become clear to most springs advocates and scientists that Florida’s springs were declining in quality?

WHO came to Florida in the 1760s and 1770s, visited several springs along the way, and wrote detailed descriptions of his observations in a 1791 book called Travels?

Nitrate concentrations in Florida springs have clearly increased over time. Which of the following is NOT a widely accepted source of excess nitrate in groundwater (above and beyond background levels)?

Scholars have found hard evidence that people have lived near or made significant use of springs dating at least as far back as:

Springs advocates often use the example of ________ _________, which dried up entirely in 1950 thanks to unregulated and excessive groundwater pumping in the region?

According to Jason W. Moore, the term Anthropocenemerely describes humanity’s outsized influence on natural systems—but it explains nothing. He suggests that we may very well be witnessing the end of the Capitalocene, because natural systems are no longer able to provide adequate amounts of _______________________ required to support continued capitalist expansion.

Some of Florida’s near coastal area and St. Johns River region springs now have __________________ concentrations greater than the informal drinking water standard.

Which of the following best describes the position of the Florida Springs Council on the 2016 Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act? The Florida Springs Council:

The 2016 Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act relies heavily on which of the following existing policy tools?

Which of the following best represents the Florida Geological Survey’s (FGS) attempt to assess Florida’s springs since 1900?