TALLAHASSEE, FL (352today.com) — Restoration of the Ocklawaha River will have to wait another year, as Gov. Ron DeSantis ultimately cut the project from the 2025–26 Florida budget. The state legislature had earmarked $6.25 million to begin planning the long anticipated restoration of the Ocklawaha River—an action long sought by anglers, conservationists, and community leaders across northeast Florida.

The Ocklawaha is the largest tributary of the St. Johns River that, together with the Silver River, forms a three-part waterway touching twelve counties…