The fight is still on: Reactions to Ocklawaha veto and renewed battle cries to restore the river

After a veto setback this week, proponents of restoring the natural flow of the Ocklawaha River are not standing down in their fight to dismantle the Rodman Dam.

As fishermen in the Rodman Reservoir and members of the Save the Rodman Reservoir cheered on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto, environmental activists, citizens, anglers and fishing-related businesses throughout the region have reacted with renewed vigor toward galvanizing another effort to restore the north central Florida river…