Tallahassee - Lost Springs: Film and Stories

The Free the Ocklawaha River Coalition - Energized (FORCE), representing 32 state-wide organizations, invites you to explore the uniqueness of the Ocklawaha River through a short film and stories. Learn how breaching the Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam through partial restoration or "freeing" can positively impact not just the Ocklawaha, but the St. Johns River and historic Silver Springs. 

 5:00 p.m. Meet the Artists: Wine, Beer & Cheese Reception (Exhibit Hall)

5:40 p.m. Welcome & Opening Comments (Planetarium) 

Florida House Rep. Anna Eskamani, District 47

5:50 p.m. About Lost Springs: Matt Keene, Filmmaker and Margaret Tolbert, Artist

6:00 p.m. Lost Springs: A Glimpse of What Restoration Would Look Like (Planetarium)

6:45 p.m. Why the Ocklawaha Matters: Short Stories About the River

• Regional Story: Margaret Hankinson Spontak, Chair, Free the Ocklawaha Coalition, Ocala
• Water Story: Jim Gross, Exec. Director, Florida Defenders of the Environment, Gainesville
• Manatees, Fish and Wildlife Corridors: Elizabeth Neville, Defenders of Wildlife, Winter Park
• The Amazing Stripers and the Crusher Crawler: Erika Ritter, Ocklawaha River Guide
• Right Project, Right Time: Chris Farrell, Audubon Florida, Jacksonville (invited) 

7:10 p.m. Q & A Session, Wrap-up (Artists and Speakers to field questions) 

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