February 16, 2017
PALM BAY, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, state and local elected officials, and Indian River Lagoon protection advocates celebrated the commencement of muck dredging from the Eau Gallie River today at Ballard Park in Melbourne.
February 17, 2017
PALM BAY, Fla., Feb. 17, 2017 -- Lake Lawton Recreation Area in Brevard County is closed until further notice as St. Johns River Water Management District and partnering agencies manage a wildfire that ignited Wednesday.
February 21, 2017
The district is conducting a 78-acre prescribed burn Tuesday at the Orange Creek Restoration Area North Tract in Alachua County, south of Southeast 219th Avenue in Island Grove and north of the Orange Creek Restoration Area boat ramp. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuel loads and maintain fire-dependent ecosystems.
February 22, 2017
PALATKA, Fla., Feb. 22, 2017 -- The St. Johns River Water Management District is holding a special workday Saturday, Feb. 25, to remove invasive air potato from its Deep Creek Conservation Area’s Edgefield tract in East Palatka. The workday is being held as an observance of National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2017, which is Feb. 27 through March 3.
February 23, 2017
Visitors and outdoor enthusiasts have a new way to explore the Lake Apopka North Shore. Representatives from several community organizations and governments joined the district Thursday to celebrate the opening of a new recreational facilities at Lake Apopka North Shore.
February 28, 2017
The district is conducting a 436-acre prescribed burn Tuesday at the Orange Creek Restoration Area in Alachua County, a mile north of the parking area on County Road 318. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuel loads and maintain fire-dependent ecosystems.
March 1, 2017
The district is conducting a 12,000-acre prescribed fire on Wednesday at Blue Cypress Conservation Area in Indian River County. The purpose of the controlled burn is to maintain a healthy ecosystem and to reduce fuels that can cause wildfires.
March 1, 2017
Summary: Who has to report water use in Florida? All permittees. Learn the facts in this presentation provided by water supply and regulatory division directors in an overview for the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board.
March 6, 2017
Nothing can stop the St. Johns River Water Management District from cleaning up the Eau Gallie River - except for possibly frolicking manatees.
March 6, 2017
Scientists and engineers from the district and the University of Florida (UF) are holding a technical meeting March 10 at district headquarters in Palatka to discuss the progress of the district’s Springs Protection Initiative science program. The meeting is a semi-annual event that includes the lead researchers from the six collaborative workgroups involved in the three-year scientific investigation.
March 8, 2017
A 43-year-old office building on University Boulevard North in Jacksonville has received an energy and water makeover and is poised to receive the first-ever Florida Water StarSM certification for existing commercial buildings within the St. Johns River Water Management District. District staff expect to issue the certification this week to Custom Builders, which overhauled the seven-story office building to significantly reduce water use.
March 8, 2017
The district is responding to wildfire reported on the Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park in Orange County and on the Seminole Ranch Conservation Area (at the convergence of Orange, Brevard, Volusia and Seminole counties).
March 9, 2017
The St. Johns River Water Management District is partnering with the Gainesville chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for a youth turkey hunt March 11-12 at the River Styx portion of Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve and the north tract of Newnans Lake Conservation Area in Alachua County.
March 10, 2017
St. Johns River Water Management District staff recently met with residents in Orange and Brevard counties to talk about wildfire safety and how they can work together to reduce the risk of fire damage to their homes through prescribed fire. The meetings are part of the residents' ongoing participation in the national Firewise Communities fire prevention program for homeowners.
March 10, 2017
Updates on land management and recreation activities will be discussed March 15 during the St. Johns River Water Management District's Northern Recreational Public Meeting.