December 19, 2019
The district is conducting an 118-acre prescribed fire on Newnans Lake Conservation Area North Tract just west of County Road 234 in Alachua County.
December 30, 2019
Recent heavy rainfall combined with seasonal high lake levels in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin (UORB) has prompted the district to temporarily open the Harris Bayou Spillway and to maximize flows through three of the five water control structures on the chain of lakes.
January 3, 2020
The district will hold two public teleconferences Jan. 21 to discuss peer review findings for surface water models for Lake Apshawa in Lake County and Sylvan Lake in Seminole County, both located within the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) area.
January 6, 2020
The district Board will hold its first regular monthly meeting of 2020 on Monday, Jan. 13, at district headquarters in Palatka.
January 7, 2020
The district is conducting a 179-acre prescribed burn Tuesday at the Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area west of the intersection of county roads 325 and 346, in Alachua County.
January 7, 2020
The district is conducting a 118-acre prescribed burn Tuesday at the Lake George Conservation Area at the end of Barrs Road next to Lake George in Volusia County.
January 7, 2020
The district is conducting a 130-acre prescribed burn Tuesday within the Econlockhatchee Sandhills Conservation Area.
January 7, 2020
Construction has begun on the highly anticipated boat ramp and recreation facility at Headwaters Lake, located at the north end of the district’s Fellsmere Water Management Area (FWMA) in Indian River County.
January 8, 2020
The district is conducting a 251-acre prescribed burn Wednesday within the Heart Island Conservation Area, south of State Road 40 and adjacent to Deep Creek.
January 9, 2020
The district is conducting an 82-acre prescribed burn within the Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area, along Fish Camp Road.
January 9, 2020
The district is conducting an 82-acre prescribed burn within the Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area, along Fish Camp Road.
January 9, 2020
The district is conducting a 170-acre prescribed burn within the Horseshoe Point Conservation Area, a tract of Murphy Creek Conservation Area.
January 10, 2020
The district is conducting a 65-acre prescribed burn Friday at the Orange Creek Restoration Area on the southeastern portion of the property, along a portion of County Road 318 in Marion County.
January 10, 2020
The district has closed the Harris Bayou Spillway, and flow at the Burrell and Moss Bluff dams has been reduced to base flow and should not adversely affect downstream areas.
January 13, 2020
December brought above-average rain across most of the 18 counties of the district, increasing lake levels in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin and groundwater levels in the Floridan aquifer.