District staffers and Board members who participated in the Hillsborough River & Waterways Cleanup spent their Saturday cleaning up the shoreline at DeSoto Park on McKay Bay.
Basin Board: Manasota Basin Board
Representatives from the District and Tampa Bay Water celebrate the beginning of full operations at the Tampa Bay Water desalination plant.
David Moore, executive director, reads the plaque honoring John Parker as his family
Kurt Durham’s brother-in-law may have brought him to the District, but the familylike atmosphere at the District’s Sarasota Service Office keeps him here
Several members of the District’s Basin Boards and District staff were able to get a closer look at some innovative, water-conserving farming techniques when they
Top: Silage cutters harvest native grass seeds from the Green Swamp to be used at the Conner Pre
Eugene Schiller, the District’s deputy executive director of the Division of Management Services, has been selected to serve a two-year term on the Depa
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will open Phase 2 hog hunt registration Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m. The District holds a series of hog hunts on District lands throughout the year to help reduce the feral hog population.
What you need to know about Phase 2 hunts:
Feral hogs, which are not native to Florida, can cause damage with their broad snouts and can leave an area looking like a plowed field. They also prey on native wildlife, compete with native species for food and transmit diseases to other wildlife, livestock and humans. Additionally, hogs may facilitate the spread of exotic plant species by transporting seeds and/or providing germination sites through rooting.
The District has a three-phased hunting system. The first two phases of hunts have separate registration processes. The single top producer from each Phase 1 and Phase 2 hunt will be asked to participate in hog management activities for Phase 3.
For more information please visit our website at WaterMatters.org/HogHunts.
