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At its August 3 meeting, the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Alafia River Basin Board adopted a fiscal year 2007 (FY2007) millage rate of 0.240 mill, which is the same as the current fiscal year.The budget for FY2007 is $8,377,561, which is an increase of $1,664,397 from the adopted FY2006 budget. The main reason for this budget increase is due to increased property values and additional balances available from the prior year. FY2007 will run from Oct.… Read more

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 Scouts from Troop 452 mark storm drains in Dunnellon. Fourth from top: Water Quality Monitoring Program staff lead a tour of Kings Bay. Bottom: Dave DeWitt, District senior geologist/engineer, center, takes a tour group into Dames Caves. Educational events held… Read more

Recent cold weather has taken a toll on Florida plant life, and may have damaged area sprinkler systems too. The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org is providing a few simple steps that residents can use help to their plants, lawns, and irrigation systems recover from freezing temperatures. h3. Wait to water and prune"University of Florida county Extension agents(Find your local county Extension… Read more

The Florida Senate has confirmed the appointments of three Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) Governing Board members.

• Jack Bispham represents Manatee County. Bispham was appointed to the Governing Board in Nov. 2019. He was reappointed in May 2021 and his term ends March 1, 2025.  
• John Hall represents Polk County. Hall was appointed to the Governing Board in May 2021 and his term ends March 1, 2025.  …

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The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August and September on the District's Jack Creek property in Highlands County.The "Jack Creek(Jack Creek)":/recreation/areas/jackcreek.html property is located six miles northwest of Lake Placid, west of US Highway 27. Approximately 100 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August and September on the District's Prairie-Shell Creek property in Charlotte County.The "Prairie-Shell Creek(Prairie-Shell Creek)":/recreation/areas/prairie_shell_creek.html property is located to the west of US Highway 17, north of Shell Creek. Approximately 100 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units.… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us will be conducting ""controlled, prescribed burns"(Prescribed Fire - a Tool of Nature)":/publications/files/prescribed_fire.pdf during June and July on the District's Weekiwachee Preserve property in Hernando County.The Weekiwachee Preserve property is located approximately one mile west of Spring Hill. Approximately 825 acres of land will be burned in… Read more

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is planning to proclaim March 10 “Florida-friendly Landscaping Day.”This proclamation will take place in the Mayor’s office on Monday, Feb. 5 at 2:30 p.m. It is being made in conjunction with the Florida Yard Fandango, a Florida-friendly gardening event being held March 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.This is the second year homeowners and gardening enthusiasts are invited to “play in the dirt” at the Museum of Science and… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during May and June on the District's Prairie-Shell Creek property in Charlotte County. The "Prairie-Shell Creek(Prairie-Shell Creek)":/recreation/areas/prairie_shell_creek.html property is located to the west of US Highway 17, north of Shell Creek. Approximately 100 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during May and June on the District's Jack Creek property in Highlands County.The "Jack Creek(Jack Creek)":/recreation/areas/jackcreek.html property is located six miles northwest of Lake Placid, west of US Highway 27. Approximately 100 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The… Read more

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is gathering information to improve identification of flood prone areas in Highlands County. The District will provide a virtual public comment period now through Nov. 11 at WaterMatters.org/Floodplain for the public to view preliminary data for flood prone areas within the… Read more

The Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council will meet on Monday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. at the Lake Panasoffkee Recreation Center’s West Wing, 1532 CR-459, Lake Panasoffkee.The council will discuss the completion of the lake dredging project, canal cleanup and the future of the spoil area. The public is also invited to share comments.The Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council was created by the state Legislature in 1998 to develop a restoration plan for the lake. The council is… Read more

The award is a glass coaster set. A scene is painted on each coaster. When stacked together, they form a 3-D scene of ths mock-up. This November the District will recognize the very best in District-sponsored community and youth water resources education projects at the Partners in Watershed Education ceremony. To select this year’s 32 award-winning projects, District staff reviewed education projects completed through District grant programs by teachers and… Read more

Florida native and citrus grower Ronald E. Oakley took his oath of office to serve on the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board during board meeting Tuesday.Oakley was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to succeed Talmadge G. “Jerry” Rice. Oakley’s term ends March 1, 2011.The Zephyrhills resident is the executive vice president of Oakley Groves, Inc. in Lake Wales. He feels his experience as a citrus grower and rancher will give… Read more

Water supply planning workshop to start at 9 a.m. The Southwest Florida Water Management District's Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. The meeting will immediately follow a water supply planning workshop. Both meetings will take place at the District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. To view the Governing Board meeting online, visit … Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August and September on the District's Deep Creek Preserve in DeSoto County.The "Deep Creek Preserve(Deep Creek Preserve)":/recreation/areas/deepcreek.html is located northeast of Port Charlotte, west of King's Highway and north of Deep Creek Estates. Approximately 350 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units… Read more

Top left: Junior high students spent the day fishing. Putting the worm on the hook was a test for some! Top right: Joseph Verdi gets an up-close view of the watershed model. Lower left: Alexis Verdi studies the hiking guide. Lower right: Bob Brady, senior field technician, shows children how he takes water quality samples. For the second year in a row, members of the Boys & Girls Club of Hernando County piled into buses that would take them to the Weekiwachee… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us will be conducting ""controlled, prescribed burns"(Prescribed Fire - a Tool of Nature)":/publications/files/prescribed_fire.pdf during June, July and August on the District's Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve property in Marion County.The "Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve(Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve)":/recreation/areas/halpata.html property is located… Read more

The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during May and June on the District's Deep Creek Preserve in DeSoto County. The "Deep Creek Preserve(Deep Creek Preserve)":/recreation/areas/deepcreek.html is located northeast of Port Charlotte, west of King's Highway and north of Deep Creek Estates. Approximately 350 acres of land will be burned in… Read more

Who: Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) staff, state and local elected officials from Pinellas, Manatee and Hillsborough counties, Department of Environmental Protection staff, former Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) staff, SWIM volunteers, SWIM cooperators and consultantsWhat: The District will host an event at Cockroach Bay to celebrate 20 years since the Florida Legislature passed the SWIM Act. The event… Read more