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Mayor to declare Florida-friendly landscaping day
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is planning to proclaim March 10 “Florida-friendly Landscaping Day.”
Disabled hunt to take place at Lake Manatee Reserve
Approximately 10 disabled hunters are expected to participate in a quail hunt, Feb. 9-11, at the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Gilley Creek Tract within the Lake Manatee Reserve. The property will be closed to the public during the event.
Media Alert: Wheelin' Sportsmen hunt on Alston Tract
Who: Southwest Florida Water Management District staff, National Wild Turkey Federation/Wheelin’ Sportsmen representatives, disabled hunters and volunteer guides
Project will reduce flooding near Mulberry
The Southwest Florida Management District’s Governing Board approved funding Tuesday for a project that evaluates alternatives for reducing flooding and improving water quality within the Christina Watershed.
Governing Board concurs with water shortage rules
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board has concurred with the Water Shortage Order, which restricts lawn watering throughout the District to one-day-per-week, at Tuesday’s meeting.
District purchases land within the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve
The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday approved the purchase of a 20-acre parcel of land located within the District’s Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve.
District volunteers receive presidential honor
Four volunteers and an equestrian group who work with the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Land Resources Volunteer Program were presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor that recognizes volunteer dedication and signifies that each volunteer has served
Freeze alert for Eastern Hillsborough homeowners with wells
A freeze warning is in effect tonight for most of the Tampa Bay area.
Governing Board to review water shortage rules
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will review the Water Shortage Order, which restricts lawn watering throughout the District to one-day-per-week, at Tuesday’s meeting.
Upper Hillsborough Alston Tract reserved for disabled hunt
Approximately 15 disabled hunters are expected to participate in a Hog Still Hunt, Feb. 2-4, on the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Alston Tract, which is part of the Upper Hillsborough. The event is organized by the National Wild Turkey Federation/Wheelin’ Sportsmen.
District reminds growers to return conservation credit forms
The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to remind members of the agricultural community who hold water use permits to complete and return the annual crop reporting forms, which were mailed this week.
District announces new online permitting process
Getting a well construction permit now can be just a point and click away thanks to a new online application process developed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.The District issues more than 20,000 well construction permit applications each year.