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Hillsborough Community College Trin...
Tuesday, March 30 at 9:00am
Southwest Florida Water Management District The District sponsored its first Water Matters Day at the Pirates vs. Yankees spring training game in Bradenton on Monday, March 8. More than 4,000 people attended the game and the first 2,000 people received a free shower timer.
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Southwest Florida Water Management District Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night. The time change is also a good time to check the timer on your irrigation system to make sure you're watering during the allowable hours. Unless your city or county has stricter hours, watering is currently allowed once per week before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
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View the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s water restrictions. Always refer to your local government or utility restriction guidelines first.
Southwest Florida Water Management District Springs Awareness Week in Citrus and Marion counties kicks of this Sunday with a variety of free events aimed at teaching residents how to protect their local springs. From boat tours to volunteer plantings to fertilizer classes, there's something for everyone! Click on our Springs Awareness Week page for the full list of events.
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Sunday, March 14, 10 a.m. Volunteers will learn how trash placed in a storm drain will flow to the Rainbow River, Withlacoochee River or to Blue Lake. Participants will mark storm drains in Dunnellon to remind residents to help keep our water bodies clean. ...
Time:9:00AM Tuesday, March 30th
Location:Hillsborough Community College Trinkle Center
Aaron Dickson If more kids would get involve in these activitys , the world would be a better place
Southwest Florida Water Management District The District held its second "Get Outside!" Day at the Hampton Tract on Saturday, Feb. 27. Despite the soggy weather, the event was a great opportunity for Polk and Pasco county residents to come out and get to know the property, and participate in a variety of family-friendly activities.
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Gregg Hilferding Troop 311 - San Antonio, Florida & Troop 72 - Zephyrhills, Florida set up a camping demonstration at the Southwest Florida Water Management District "Get Outside!" event this weekend. They put on these events a few times each year and we had a lot of fun. There was heavy equipment demonstrations and lots of family-frie...ndly activities. No controlled-burn though. :'( Maybe next time! :D
Southwest Florida Water Management District Calling all baseball fans! The District has teamed up with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a Water Matters Day on Monday, March 8th. The Pirates will be taking on the New York Yankees at their spring training facility in Bradenton at 1 p.m. The first 2,000 people will receive a shower timer and we'll have other water conser...vation giveaways at our booth. Tickets are available at Pirates.com. See you there!
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Purchase your tickets by clicking on the icons on the schedule to the right on this page or on the Pirates Spring Training Schedule »
Southwest Florida Water Management District The District’s Governing Board voted today to extend the modified Phase II one-day-per-week water shortage restrictions through June 30, 2010, while lifting restrictions on pressure washing for 15 of its 16 counties.
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board voted today to extend modified Phase II water shortage restrictions through June 30, 2010, while lifting restrictions on pressure washing for 15 of its 16 counties.
Southwest Florida Water Management District To view today's 12:30 p.m. Governing Board meeting online, log on to WaterMatters.org and click on the “Live Video Stream” link.
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Southwest Florida Water Management District Did you know that the District and Pinellas County Schools partner to provide water resources education field trips to all Pinellas County fourth grade students? Students get to visit either Sawgrass Lake Park or Brooker Creek Preserve to learn about the parks’ watersheds, trees, plants, birds and other wildlife. Marty...ne LaDuke, the environmental educator for Sawgrass Lake Park pictured below, led a group of students from Mr. Piscalko’s class at John M. Sexton Elementary this week.
Southwest Florida Water Management District The first public workshop to gather community input on the unprecedented January 2010 frost/freeze event is tonight at the HCC Plant City Campus Trinkle Center from 6-9 p.m. Residents, growers and members of the community are encouraged to come out and express their opinions and ideas on how to manage future freeze events.
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Lowered aquifer levels as a result of recent frost/freeze events in the eastern Hillsborough County area have led to complaints of dry wells. Anyone who has a dry well that he or she believes is caused by the frost/freeze events should take the following steps:
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Southwest Florida Water Management District The District held its first "Get Outside!" Day at the Starkey Wilderness Preserve Serenova Tract on Saturday, Nov. 7. The free event included family-friendly activities such as guided nature hikes, “I Spy” scavenger hunts, and a native plant raffle.
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