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The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water hyacinth and water lettuce on portions of Shell Creek and Prairie Creek April 24-27. The sites are located upstream of the Henderson Dam in Charlotte County.Treatment involves the spot application of the aquatic herbicide Reward to scattered infestations. Treated areas will be posted with warning signs displaying treatment dates and applicable water use restrictions. Water treated with Reward should not…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water hyacinth and water lettuce on portions of Shell Creek and Prairie Creek Mar. 27-30. The sites are located upstream of the Henderson Dam in Charlotte County.Treatment involves the spot application of the aquatic herbicide Reward to scattered infestations. Treated areas will be posted with warning signs displaying treatment dates and applicable water use restrictions. Water treated with Reward should not…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water hyacinth and water lettuce on portions of Shell Creek and Prairie Creek Feb. 6-9. The sites are located upstream of the Henderson Dam in Charlotte County.Treatment involves the spot application of the aquatic herbicide Reward to scattered infestations. Treated areas will be posted with warning signs displaying treatment dates and applicable water use restrictions. Water treated with Reward should not be…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water hyacinths and water lettuce on portions of Shell Creek and Prairie Creek Dec. 12-15. The sites are located upstream of the Henderson Dam in Charlotte County.Treatment involves the spot application of the aquatic herbicide Reward to scattered infestations. Treated areas will be posted with warning signs displaying treatment dates and applicable water use restrictions. Water treated with Reward should not…
Seven springs restoration projects in Citrus and Hernando Counties will receive $12 million in state funding from Legacy Florida through the department’s Division of Water Restoration Assistance program. This funding is expected to leverage nearly $3 million in matching funds for a total of $15 million.
The District’s projects are part of 35 springs projects across the state to receive more than $56.6 million
included in the 2016-17 “FLORIDA FIRST” budget,…
The Southwest Florida Water Management Governing Board voted today to elect new officers to the board. Randall S. Maggard was elected chair of the Governing Board. Maggard represents Pasco County and is vice president of Sonny's Discount Appliances Inc. in Dade City. Maggard was appointed to the Board in October 2011. Jeffery M. Adams was elected vice-chair of the Governing Board. Adams represents Pinellas County and is an attorney and partner with the law firm of Abbey,…
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, fish — even bring your horses.
Freshly restored to its historic natural flow patterns, Potts Preserve is bordered by the Hernando pool of the Tsala Apopka Lake system to the west and the Withlacoochee River to the east. Purchased by the District to protect the area’…
Twenty-one Polk County teachers and four private school teachers are among the educators who were awarded Splash! school grants through the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/.This year 206 "Splash! grants(Splash! School Grants)":/education/schoolgrants were awarded to educators across "the District's 16-county region":/data/map.Mary Margaret Hull, lead communications coordinator, attributes the effectiveness of the…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's ":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ McGregor Smith Scout Reservation will be closed to the public for hog hunts February 11-13.Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold.The McGregor Smith Scout Reservation is located at 12650 East Boy Scout Road in Inverness.The hunt is one of a series of hog hunts being held on District lands in an effort to…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/ (District) will be treating water lettuce on the Rainbow River in Marion County during the week of January 27-30.District workers will treat scattered infestations on the river from Rainbow Springs State Park to the Withlacoochee River.Workers will apply the aquatic herbicide Tribune and post informational signs in the treatment areas noting treatment dates and applicable water use restrictions.…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) and its contractor will collect channel bottom elevations downstream of the Inglis Bypass Spillway water control structure located in Levy County on the Inglis Bypass Channel. The work is scheduled to take place Tuesday, March 23.
During that time, the water control gates will need to be partially or fully closed. The closure will be during daylight hours and will last for about six hours. The channel…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Hampton Tract in Polk County, will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Feb. 12-14.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All permits for this hunt have been sold.
The Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve’s Hampton Tract is located at 18490 Rock Ridge Road in Lakeland.
This activity is one of a series of feral hog hunts being held on District lands…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Flying Eagle Nature Center in Citrus County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 15-17.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All permits for these hunts have been sold.
Flying Eagle Nature Center is located at 12650 East Boy Scout Road in Inverness.
This activity is one of a series of feral hog hunts being held on District lands to…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Alston Tract at Upper Hillsborough Preserve in Pasco County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 8-10.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All permits for these hunts have been sold.
The Alston Tract is located at 42144 Deems Road in Zephyrhills.
This activity is one of a series of feral hog hunts being held on District lands to…
This year District volunteers will take part in the 14th Annual National Public Lands Day, a yearly opportunity for Americans to improve and enhance the public lands they enjoy. The event, which is Saturday, Sept. 29, is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort. District staff and volunteers will be conducting a beach cleanup at the District’s Piney Point Tract, which is located in southern Hillsborough County. For more information and to learn how you can…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Hampton Tract, including closed area tracts at Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in Polk County, will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 31 through Feb. 2.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All 30 permits for this hunt have been sold.
The Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve Hampton Tract is located at 14301 Rock Ridge Road in Lakeland.
This…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's (District) Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve in Marion County will be temporarily closed to the public for feral hog hunts Jan. 26-28.
Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All permits for these hunts have been sold.
Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve is located at 15430 SW CR 484 in Dunnellon.
This activity is one of a series of feral hog hunts being held on District lands to control the…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be treating water lettuce on the "Rainbow River":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/projects/swim/rainbowriver.php in Marion County during the week of Jan 28-30.District workers will treat scattered infestations on the river from Rainbow Springs State Park to the Withlacoochee River.Workers will apply the aquatic herbicide Tribune and post informational signs in the treatment areas noting treatment dates and applicable water…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's "Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve":http://hoghunts.watermatters.org/ will be the site of wild hog hunts at night Jan. 22-24.Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property at night during these dates. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold.Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve is located east of Interstate 75 and north of US 301 near the New Tampa area.This activity is one of a series of wild hog…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Starkey Wilderness Preserve will be closing early to the public for wild hog hunts at night Jan. 8-10.Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the "Starkey Wilderness Preserve":http://hoghunts.watermatters.org/starkey.php during these hunts. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold.The Starkey Wilderness Preserve is located at 10500 Wilderness Park Boulevard in New Port Richey in Pasco.This activity is one of a…