News - 2020
2020
February
District Aims to Reduce Risk of Wildfires by Scheduling Prescribed Fires for Pasco County »
– Setting prescribed fires in controlled settings can reduce the risk of wildfires burning out of control, as many Floridians witnessed during the state’s wildfire emergency in 2017.
January
District’s Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve Hampton Tract Closed for Hog Hunts Feb. 4-6 »
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Hampton Tract, including closed area tracts at Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in Polk County, will be temporarily closed to the public for feral ho
District’s Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve Closed for Hog Hunts Jan. 28-30 »
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve in Marion County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 28-30.
Eastern Hillsborough County Homeowners with Wells Should be Prepared for Freezing Temperatures Tomorrow »
– According to the National Weather Service, parts of the Tampa Bay area are expected to have below freezing temperatures Wednesday morning.
Governing Board to Meet in Tampa »
– The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m.
District to Hold Public Workshop to Provide Results of Weeki Wachee Natural System Carrying Capacity Study »
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) and Hernando County will hold a public workshop Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. to share the results of the Weeki Wachee Natural System Carrying Capacity Study.
District’s Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve Closed from Dusk until Dawn for Hog Hunts Jan. 14-16 »
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be holding a feral hog management hunt on the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve in Hillsborough County Jan.
District’s Flying Eagle Nature Center Closed for Hog Hunts Jan. 14-16 »
– The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Flying Eagle Nature Center in Citrus County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 14-16.
District Asks Homeowners to "Skip a Week" of Irrigation this Winter »
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is reminding residents who irrigate their lawns to “Skip a Week” or more of watering during the cooler months of January and February.