The public is invited to attend the Hernando County Weeki Wachee River and Springs Task Force meeting, April 18. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Brooksville Headquarters in the Board Room.
The task force will be taking public input on the health of the springs and the river.
The Florida Legislature created the Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council, which formed two separate county task forces the Citrus Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Task Force and the Hernando County Weeki Wachee River and Springs Task Force.
The Hernando County Weeki Wachee River and Springs Task Force will review data related to lake and river restoration techniques and improving the sport fish population. Some of the topics task force will focus on include shoreline restoration, sand and sediment control and removal, exotic species management, navigation, water quality and fish and wildlife habitat improvement.
For more information about the meeting, please contact Paula McCleery at (352) 796-7211, ext. 4400. For more information about the task force, call Dave Tomasko at (352) 796-7211, ext. 4267.