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Skip a Week During Cooler Weather
The District is reminding residents who irrigate their lawns to “Skip a Week” or more of watering during the cooler months of…
Resolve to Save Water in 2016
Looking for a New Year’s Resolution you’ll keep in 2016? Resolve to conserve water in the new year with these easy ideas:…
Registration for Phase 2 Hog Hunts Starts Monday
The District will hold a series of hog hunts on District lands throughout the year to help reduce the wild hog…
Middle School Students Work on Outdoor Classroom
Seventh-graders at Terrace Community Middle School weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty when they recently clipped, plucked…
District Reports Gains in Seagrass Coverage in Sarasota Bay
Sarasota Bay has about 700 more acres of seagrass beds, according to the 2014 seagrass mapping study by the District’s Surface…
Save Water This Holiday Season
Gifts aren’t the only ways to protect water resources this holiday season. Be water-wise when…
New Trail Segment Opens
District staff helped community leaders celebrate the completion of the Lutz Lake Fern Road Trailhead and new section of the…
District Staff Participate in Great American Teach-In
Whether it was about habitat restoration, geology or the water cycle, dozens of District staff shared their knowledge with…