WaterMatters Magazine Archive

Hunters can apply online beginning Oct. 11 for permits to hunt wild hogs on District properties. Properties in Pasco, Marion and Polk counties will open for scheduled wild hog hunts, with the first hunt…

Nestled just north of the Inverness city limits in Citrus County is 8,500 acres of pristine Florida wilderness with more than 30 miles of trails and four camping areas where you can hike, camp, bike, boat,…

Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Hernando County embarked on a field trip to the District’s Serenova Tract in Pasco County in August. This was the fourth annual District-sponsored field trip…

Improving communication between the District and the more than 190 public supply utilities in the region is the focus of a new utility outreach program that officially kicked off this summer. This outreach…

“Get Outside!” at Potts Preserve Oct. 23 The District is hosting a family-friendly community event at Potts Preserve from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2010. The event will offer guided nature…

Former Governing Board Member Bill Wilcox, left, and current Chair Ron Oakley visit Telegraph Swamp. District staff and Governing Board Chair Ron Oakley recently visited Babcock Ranch Preserve in Charlotte…

Left: The group toured the tailwater recovery system at Strawberry Red Ranch. Top right:Bill Orendorff, FARMS Program manager, describes the tailwater recovery project to the group. Bottom right: Glenn Harrell…

Clockwise from above: Terese Power, staff engineer, uses a watershed model to show how pollution works its way into rivers and lakes. Jason LaRoche, professional geologist, shows kids that “geology rocks.”…

Top: Volunteers install aquatic plants at Dunnellon’s Blue Run Park. Second from top: Master Gardeners Chet Olshewsky, left, and JoEllen Allen staff an Ask-An-Expert Booth in Inverness. Third from top: Boy…

Left to right, Aaron Carlton, Russ Prophit, Larry Latimer and Larry Geckas of the Raymow Enterprises team were crowned Ruling Water Champions at the 2010 Landscape Challenge competition April 16 at the Pay…

District Governing Board members and staff; Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council members; and Florida Department of Environmental Protection officers display the Future of the Region Award. The Tampa Bay…

Janey Baldwin, secretary of the Withlacoochee River Basin Board, left, talks with Jay Yingling, District senior economist, at the Regional Water Supply Plan public workshop for the Northern Planning Region.…

Gov. Charlie Crist on March 22 appointed Richard Matassa and Fritz Musselmann to the District’s Coastal Rivers Basin Board. Matassa, from Spring Hill in Hernando County, is the managing…

St. Petersburg Attorney Represents Pinellas Jeffrey M. Adams Jeffrey M. Adams was sworn into office at the District’s April Governing Board meeting. Adams, an attorney who lives in St. Petersburg,…

From a lazy ride with cool breezes on the Peace River to a cross-eyed possum to a warm hike through pine flatwoods, 120 people learned what Deep Creek Preserve has to offer at the “Get Outside!” event April…

District Accepting Applications for Community Education Grants Community members who want to make a positive impact on the water resources in their area may apply online for a District Community Education…

 Tampa Bypass Canal Structure 160 is one of the 81 water-control structures the District operates in its 16-county area. With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicting 14 to 23…

Restoration project areas. Recently, District Governing and Basin Board members and staff got an up-close look at restoration projects and toured major components that are part of the Lower Hillsborough River…

Former Governing Board Chair Todd Pressman, right, presents outgoing Governing Board Member Sallie Parks with a memento of her term of service on the Board. Parks was appointed to the Governing Board in 2006…

District staff and vendors walk the bridge at the Deep Creek property. Get inside the Deep Creek Preserve and you’ll feel far from civilization without driving too far from home. The preserve is a…

Left: Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve — Hampton Tract entrance. Right: Hampton Tract is most popular for equestrian activities. Each issue of WaterMatters features a different District property…

Clockwise from top left: (1) From left, Guillermo Alverio, irrigation management specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resources Conservation Service; Jeff Whealton, District agricultural…

Left: District Governing Board Chair Todd Pressman speaks at the ceremony celebrating the 20-year restoration effort at Lake Maggiore. Center: Housh Ghovaee, District Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board member…

Top: This nearby stormwater treatment system is an example of how the Sawgrass Lake Restoration Project will appear upon completion. Above left: Matt Preston (left), District Surface Water Improvement and…

Left: From left, Linda Prescott, Hillsborough Community College professor, and District staff members Lenore Balden, senior human resources generalist; John Frascone, office support supervisor; Earl Rich;…