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DECEMBER AT SJRWMD IN 80 SECONDS 🤩 #florida #SJRWMD #publiclands #watermanagement #floridawater
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🚤🌿 A Florida classic — with a purpose
This vintage footage from the 1960s captures one of the most iconic tools in Florida water management: the airboat ⏳📽️
Long before modern access roads and advanced equipment, airboats allowed water managers to safely navigate shallow waters, marshes, floodplains, and wetlands 🌊🌾 — places where traditional boats simply couldn’t go. Their ability to skim over vegetation and low water made them essential for monitoring water levels, inspecting levees and structures, conducting fieldwork, and responding to flooding ⚙️💦
Decades later, airboats remain a critical tool for the St. Johns River Water Management District 🛠️💧 — helping our teams access remote areas, manage water resources efficiently, and protect both people and natural systems across northeast and east-central Florida 🐊🌎
Sometimes, the most effective tools stand the test of time 🚤⏱️
#SJRWMD #FloridaHistory #Airboat #WaterManagement #Wetlands #FloodControl #FloridaWater
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🌿 January Property Highlight of the Month: Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area 🌿
Start the new year with one of the most breathtaking landscapes in the District.
Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area is known for its sweeping, nearly treeless vistas that stretch across thousands of acres of open marsh — a rare chance to experience Florida’s wide-open wilderness exactly as it once was. ✨
From birdwatching to quiet nature walks, this property offers endless views, peaceful solitude, and a true sense of old Florida.
👉 Explore the Canaveral Marshes and plan your visit: sjrwmd.info/CanaveralMarshes
#SJRWMD #CanaveralMarshes #FloridaNature #ConservationLands #ExploreFlorida #PublicLands #FloridaWildlife #GetOutside
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Alligators are true native Floridians — they’re a native species found in freshwater lakes, rivers, swamps and wetlands across all 67 counties, with an estimated 1.3 million gators living in the state today. 🐊
Fossils show that American alligators and their close relatives have called Florida home for millions of years, with evidence of gators here nearly 2 million years ago — earning them the nickname “living dinosaurs.” 😱
Want to see gators in their natural habitat? 👀
Visit one of our free SJRWMD conservation lands — including the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, one of the best places in Florida to safely view wild alligators from the comfort of your car:
🔗 sjrwmd.info/WildlifeDrive
#SJRWMD #FloridaAlligators #NativeFloridian #LakeApopkaWildlifeDrive #FloridaWildlife #FloridaNature
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