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The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the Deer Prairie Creek Preserve in Sarasota County.Deer Prairie Creek Preserve is located in between Interstate 75 and US Highway 41. Approximately 622 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will VanGelder,…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the District's "Starkey Wilderness Preserve":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/starkeywilderness.html in Pasco County.Starkey Wilderness Preserve is located in the western portion of Pasco County. Approximately 750 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the District's "Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/halpata.html in Marion County.Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve is located five miles east of Dunnellon. Approximately 150 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the "Little Manatee River Corridor – Southfork Tract":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/littlemanatee-southfork.html in Manatee County.Little Manatee River Corridor – Southfork Tract is located in Duette. Approximately 150 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the District's "Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/lowerhillsborough.html.Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve is located east of Interstate 75 along Morris Bridge Road. Approximately 500 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the District's Upper Hillsborough Preserve – Alston Tract in Polk County.Upper Hillsborough Preserve – Alston Tract is located in Zephyrhills. Approximately 200 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the Prairie-Shell Creek property in Charlotte County.The Prairie-Shell Creek property is located to the west of US Highway 17, north of Shell Creek. Approximately 200 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the Myakka River – Schewe Tract in Sarasota County.Myakka River – Schewe Tract is located both north and south of Interstate 75. Approximately 507 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will VanGelder, burns are…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the District's Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve.Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve is located east of Interstate 75 along Morris Bridge Road. Approximately 500 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the Little Manatee River Corridor – Southfork Tract in Manatee County.Little Manatee River Corridor – Southfork Tract is located in Duette. Approximately 150 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will VanGelder…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during July on the Deer Prairie Creek Preserve in Sarasota County.Deer Prairie Creek Preserve is located in between Interstate 75 and US Highway 41. Approximately 622 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to Land Management Supervisor Will VanGelder, burns…
All Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) offices will be open Friday, Sept. 30, as the District returns to normal operations after Hurricane Ian.
The District will lower the activation level of its Emergency Operations Center to a Level 3 at 8 a.m. Friday morning. Level 3 activation is a general state of monitoring during the hurricane season.
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ and the "Hernando County Utilities Department":http://www.co.hernando.fl.us/utils/ are holding the *2011 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workshop* on *Friday, Feb. 18*, from *8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.* at the *Hernando County Association of Realtors*. The association is located at 7321 Sunshine Grove Road in Brooksville.Participants will learn about *hardy plants* for central Florida, *…
At its Aug. 5 meeting, the "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us Hillsborough River Basin Board adopted a fiscal year 2011 (FY2011) millage rate of 0.2300 mill, which 0.0121 lower than the current fiscal year. This lowered millage rate, combined with a reduction in property values as certified by the Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk county property appraisers, will result in a $2.5 million…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during January and February on the District's Upper Hillsborough Preserve in Pasco and Polk counties. The Upper Hillsborough Preserve is located approximately five miles east of Zephyrhills. Approximately 600 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during January and February on the District's Chito Branch Reserve in Hillsborough County. The Chito Branch Reserve is located approximately six miles south of Plant City. Approximately 300 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District.According to District Land Manager…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during November and December on the Deep Creek Preserve in DeSoto County.The site is east of Kings Highway, west of the Peace River and north of Deep Creek Estates. Approximately 350 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, controlled burns are a part of routine maintenance of lands managed by the District. According to District Land Manager…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, located at 2379 Broad Street in Brooksville. To view the Governing Board meeting online, click on the live video stream link. The video stream link becomes active and the…
Governor Charlie Crist recently reappointed one member and appointed a new member to the Coastal Rivers Basin Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The Coastal Rivers Basin Board area includes the coastal regions of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties.Randy Maggard of Zephyrhills has been reappointed. His term ends March 1, 2010. Maggard is vice president of Sonny’s Discount Appliances.John Nicolette of Dade City has been appointed to succeed…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org Hampton Tract, which is part of the "Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve(Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/greenswamp.html, will be temporarily closed to the public for hog hunts March 2-4. Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold…