Marion County Springs Festival

Preserving Marion County Springs through Awareness and Stewardship


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Swimming in the springs...
what a cool treat!

Silver Springs' mascot "Swampy" and friends

USDA Forest Services' "Smokey Bear" and friend

Beautiful Ft. King waterway located at
the head springs of the Silver River

Jeff Sowards, Manager for Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve and Co-Chair of the 2007 event, judges the photo contest. 

Guided trail walks with an expert naturalist

Lee Niblock, Bureau Chief for Marion County Parks, and Connie Bersok, Administrator for the Florida Springs Iniative, were Celebrity Servers in the MCSF "Springside Cafe'"


Donald Forgione, Chief - District 2, Joe Smyth, Park Manager- Rainbow Springs SP & Bob LaMont, Park Manager - Silver River SP...All with the Department of Environmental Protection, enjoy the day catching up around the barbeque grill.

Commissioner Barbara Fitos- Marion County, Vice Mayor Nikki Conners - Dunnellon and Ann Sternal, Director of the Ocala/Marion County Convention & Visitors Bureau were Celebrity Servers at the event in 2007.


A family enjoys the snake from Silver Springs Attraction at Rainbow Springs State Park.


2005 Festival attendees enjoyed the first Spring Song Contestants singing original songs about the springs