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Public Invited to Season's Last Open House at Three Sisters Springs
The "US Fish and Wildlife Service(US Fish and Wildlife Service)":http://www.fws.gov/, the "Friends of Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge(Friends of Chassahowitzka)":http://friendsofchazz.org/ and the "Southwest Florida W
Media Alert: Sumter Students Learn About Environmental Sciences at the District's Lake Panasoffkee Property
table(webalert). |Who:|Students and staff from South Sumter High School, Wildwood Middle High School and field experts from the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ .
District's Conner Preserve Closed for Hog Hunts March 2–4
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Conner Preserve(Conner Preserve)":/recreation/areas/conner.html will be temporarily closed to the public for hog hunts March 2–4.
District to Treat Hydrilla on Rainbow River
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ will be treating hydrilla on the Rainbow River during the week of Feb. 21–25.
Controlled Burns Scheduled for Hillsborough County
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during February and March on the District's Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserv
District Launches First Ever "Florida-Friendly Fertilizing" Campaign Focusing on Improving Area Water Quality
h3. *_Improperly Applied Fertilizers Are Harmful to Our Water Bodies_*
Seagrass Increases in Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor
h2. *_Charlotte Harbor Shows Rebound After 2008 Decline_*
Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve Closed for Hog Hunts Feb. 22-24
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve(Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve)":/recreation/areas/halpata.html will be temporarily closed to the public for hog hunts Feb. 22–24.
Learn About the Best Plants for Hernando at the 2011 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workshop
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ and the "Hernando County Utilities Department":http://www.co.hernando.fl.us/utils/ are holding the *2011 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workshop* on *Frid
District Study Reveals Record Seagrass Growth in Tampa Bay
Scientists with the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program(SWIM)":/projects/swim/ recorded an 11 percent increase in seagrass growth in "Tampa Bay(SWIM Priority Water Body: Tampa Bay)":/projects/swim/tampabay.php since 2008, the largest
Learn How to Save Water and Money at Gasparilla Island Conservation Workshop
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ invites homeowners to a *free water conservation workshop* on *Thursday, Feb. 24*, at *10 a.m.* at the *Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium*.
District Partners With USF Organizations to Bring a Water Conservation Program to USF Students
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ is kicking off a water conservation campaign called "Every Drop Counts!(/Every Drop Counts!)":/EveryDropCounts on USF's Tampa campus.