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A District restoration project in Sarasota County recently won an award from the Florida Stormwater Association (FSA).
The Hudson Bayou In-Stream Restoration and Water Quality Improvements Project recently received a 2020 Excellence Award from FSA. The award recognizes projects with an outstanding commitment to stormwater management practices that benefit the environment and residents.
This project treats stormwater from about an 800-acre urbanized watershed.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
The Marshall Hampton Reserve was acquired by the District in 2008. The Polk County Environmental Lands Program entered into a management agreement with the District in 2010 to oversee the management of the property.
The acquisition of this property protected a significant amount of shoreline and floodplain swamp on the edge of Lake Hancock. Lake Hancock is often referred to as the headwaters of the Peace River.
At times the property can be extremely wet, often…
In 1995, the Schultz Preserve was purchased with funding from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) and Hillsborough County through its Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection program. This 134-acre tract is currently managed by the Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department. Formerly used to deposit dredge material, the Schultz Preserve was restored to mangrove forest, coastal and freshwater…
Acquired in 2003 for preservation of natural systems, groundwater recharge, water quality and flood protection, the preserve offers a stunning landscape of steep sandhill ridges, expansive marshes, dense cypress sloughs and lush pine flatwoods. The District manages the preserve's resources to protect and restore the natural and altered ecosystems when possible. This includes extensive restoration to areas that were converted to pasture when it was privately owned and…
TheSumter County Extension Office will receive a $5,000 Community Education Grant from the Southwest Florida Water Management District for its “Watering Smart- Living Green in The Villages” project.This project will target new residents of The Villages. Each month, 60 to 80 new residents will attend irrigation awareness workshops and receive hands-on instruction in setting and maintaining their sprinkler systems. Additional residents will be reached through a…
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…
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…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday approved a project that will reduce groundwater pumping at a caladium farm in southwestern Hardee County.The project involves installing an integrated irrigation system at Classic Caladiums, L.L.C. The system includes soil moisture sensors and the equipment needed to transmit the data to the grower’s computer system, which will help the grower make decisions on how to improve irrigation efficiency…
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…
To make sure that we, as well as future generations, can enjoy quality outdoor experiences, each one of us must share the responsibility of protecting our environment. Rule Changes Effective Oct. 1: The Florida Legislature updated the 40D-9.260 Camping rules during the 2021 legislative session. These rule changes governing camping reservations on District lands will go into effect starting Oct. 1, 2021. Leave No TraceThe District supports the …
The Marion County Extension Service Office will receive a $5,000 grant from the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s 2006 Community Education Grant Program.The Marion County Extension Service Office was awarded the funds for the Spring Festival 2006. This festival, which is being held March 11-12, is a continuation of the cooperator’s previous efforts. Approximately 16,000 residents will attend this one-day Florida-friendly landscaping festival.…
table(webalert). |Who:|"Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org staff and approximately 100 children.||*What:*|The District's 14th Annual "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day." Students between the ages of nine and 18 will spend the day at the "District headquarters(Google map)":http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=2379+Broad+Street,+Brooksville,+FL+34604 and service offices learning about…
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Withlacoochee River Basin Board will hold its December meeting at the Villages.The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. at the Coconut Cove Recreation Center, 1398 Stillwater Trail.The basin board usually holds its meetings at the District’s Headquarters in Brooksville.“Holding the meeting at a new location within the basin benefits the board members and the community,” said Lou Kavouras,…
The "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/ is inviting the public to comment on proposed minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for Gum Slough Spring Run and associated springs in northwestern Sumter County and southwestern Marion County at a public workshop on *Thursday, Nov. 17.* The workshop will be held from *6 to approximately 8:30 p.m.* at the *Marion Oaks Community Center,* 294 Marion Oaks Lane, Ocala.The state…
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…