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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…
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, *…
Award-Winning Restoration
A place where people used to illegally dump everything from scrap metal to household waste is the site of an award-winning restoration project. The joint project between SWIM, Hillsborough County’s resource management section and the District’s Davis Tract restoration project received the Hillsborough County Planning Commission’s top environmental award, the Award of Merit, 2002.
The 60-acre former landfill is part of the 354-acre…
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…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve will be temporarily closed to the public for hog hunts Feb. 23-25. Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold."Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve(Hálpata Tastanaki Preserve)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/halpata.html is approximately…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org "Conner Preserve(Conner Preserve)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/conner.html will be temporarily closed to the public for "hog hunts(Feral Hog Hunts)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/hoghunt Feb. 15-18. Only permitted hunters will be allowed on the property during these dates. All of the permits for these hunts have been sold.…
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's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org "Hampton Tract(Hampton Tract)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/greenswamp-hampton_tract.html, 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(Feral Hog Hunts)":http://www.swfwmd.state…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District's(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org "Alston Tract(Upper Hillsborough Preserve Alston Tract)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/uh-alston_tract.html, which is part of the "Upper Hillsborough Preserve(Upper Hillsborough Preserve)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/upper_hillsborough_preserve.html, will be temporarily closed to the public for "hog hunts(Feral Hog Hunts…
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…
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…
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 and the University of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (IFAS) will host two workshops aimed at sharing the latest information about frost and freeze protection with the agricultural community.The workshops, which will be held in Manatee and Hillsborough counties, will focus on understanding different types of cold events and how to protect plants with minimum water use. The workshops will cover the…
The public is invited to attend the Hernando County Weeki Wachee River and Springs Task Force meeting, April 18. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Brooksville Headquarters in the Board Room.The task force will be taking public input on the health of the springs and the river.The Florida Legislature created the Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council, which formed two separate county task forces the Citrus…
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 will be conducting "controlled, prescribed burns" during August on the District's "Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve – East Tract":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/greenswamp-east_tract.html in Polk County.Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve – East Tract is located in the northwest corner of Polk County. Approximately 1,500 acres of land will be burned in small, manageable units. The scheduled, managed burns are a part…
After decades of being impacted by trash and debris, Clam Bayou’s water quality and wildlife habitats will soon be restored. The largest and final phase of the Clam Bayou Habitat Restoration and Stormwater Treatment Project is currently under way, thanks to a cooperative effort between the District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program and the cities of St. Petersburg and Gulfport.
Clam Bayou is a 170-acre estuary that makes up part of Boca Ciega…
David Moore, executive director, reads the plaque honoring John Parker as his family looks on.
A canoe launch at the Springs Coast Environmental Education Center on the Weeki Wachee River bears the name and memory of John Parker, a District employee who died in a car accident last spring.
“Generations of school children will learn about John Parker’s life as they visit here and learn to become good stewards of the environment,” said Judy…