August 2016
Governing Board Votes to Fund Triangle Ranch Conservation Easement in Manatee County
August 30, 2016
The District’s Governing Board approved the purchase of a perpetual conservation easement of more than 1,088 acres of Triangle Ranch in Manatee County, in the upper Myakka River watershed. This action will…
Governor Announces Appointments to District's Governing Board
August 29, 2016
Governor Rick Scott appointed two new board members to the District’s Governing Board and also re-appointed a board member.
Mark Taylor and Michelle Williamson were appointed to the board. Taylor represents…
Project Update: Get the Latest Look at the Three Sisters Springs Bank Stabilization Project
August 26, 2016
Surrounding the crystal waters of Three Sisters Springs, visitors could easily spot exposed tree roots and an eroded shoreline. The erosion has caused sediments to enter spring vents and trees to collapse. It…
District Employee Pursues Passion for Paranormal in Print
August 11, 2016
At 16 years old, Sandie Will, geohydrologic data manager, set out to pen her first work of fiction – a haunted house story based on her love of horror flicks. Years later, her passion for the…
Citizens Snatch Up Free 'Rock Star' Grass
August 11, 2016
Citrus County residents recently benefited from a grass giveaway.
About 50 people left with more than 1,000 peat pots of eelgrass grown as part of the District’s Hunters Cove Revegetation Project.
The…