More than 93,000 students, faculty, and staff make up the community at the University of Florida (UF) each year, and many of these community members learn about, visit, and recreate in the springs for the first time while at UF. The Swamp for the Springs was created to educate the UF community about Florida’s springs and inform them of the ways they can act to protect springs resources.
Key Messages
- Florida springs are unique, beautiful, and a critical natural resource
- How and why to enjoy the springs responsibly
- Current threats to the health of our springs
- Individual and collective-scale actions to protect the springs
Learn how to take action to protect the springs
Click the button below to see what actions you can take, both individually and as a community, to help protect Florida’s springs.
Take actionSwamp for the Springs News:
TESI Brings the Swamp for the Springs Campaign to Museum Fest
Despite the rain, guests from across the state flocked to Gainesville for Museum Fest to celebrate and connect with the Florida Museum of Natural History...
Library Pop-up Brings Springs Awareness to UF Students
To spread awareness about Florida's springs, TESI developed a pop-up exhibit at Marston Science Library — and it was a great success! This event was hosted...
Meet the interns supporting TESI’s Swamp for the Springs Project
TESI is hosting two Gulf Scholars interns to help develop and implement outreach programming related to Florida’s springs as part of our Swamp for the...
Learn more about the amazing world of the Florida springs with our “Know Your Florida” series!
Learn more about the amazing world of the Florida springs with our “Tell Me About” series!
Read more Swamp for the Springs posts here:
Program Organizers
Sadie Mills
Assistant Director
Email: smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Lexi Bolger
Springs Outreach Coordinator
Email: abolger@ufl.edu
Meet our Swamp for the Springs Interns here!
Funding Sources
Partners