Local springs acquired for conservation

Alachua Conservation Trust buys Sawdust Spring, Telford Spring.

  • Telford Spring, shown here, will be sold to the Suwannee River Water Management District. (COURTESY)
    Telford Spring, shown here, will be sold to the Suwannee River Water Management District. (COURTESY)

    A pair of local springs — one in Columbia County and one in Suwannee County — were purchased by the Alachua Conservation Trust late last year for conservation purposes.

    Conservation of the two spr…