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Students Study Springs at Summer Camp
Just two days into their weeklong summer camp and the students of Camp Citrus were looking at water in a whole new way. Their…
Projects and Partners: Reclaimed Water Project Will Bring Resource Benefits
Blog note: Projects and Partners is a new WaterMatters Blog series that highlights various innovative projects of the District…
Watch the Weather, Wait to Water
The District encourages residents who irrigate their lawns to take advantage of the summer rains and “watch the weather, wait to…
District Remembers Anniversary of Historic Hurricane Season
Sunday marked the start of another hurricane season and the 10th anniversary of one the most destructive…
Governing Board Elects Officers
Michael Babb will remain the chair of the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The…
District Dedicates First Phase of Terra Ceia Restoration Project
As mullet jumped and birds soared, guests celebrated the success of the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Project.
District and…
Volunteers Join District Staff to Clean Weeki Wachee Springs
About 30 volunteers and District staff recently spent an evening cleaning invasive algae out of Weeki Wachee Springs in Hernando…
Rock Star' Plant Arrives for Restoration Project
It started with a single blade of eelgrass, actually thousands of them.
District springs experts are hoping those blades…
Staff Member Runs Boston Marathon
When the opportunity came, Jerry Mallams didn’t hesitate.
Before the District’s resource evaluation manager could think about…