TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced the winners of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge®. This year, Florida had 1,050 participants from 35 states and Belgium remove 209 Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day competition created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners to increase awareness about invasive species and the threats they pose to Florida’s ecology.
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The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is temporarily closing SFWMD-managed lands in Collier, Lee and Polk counties today, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 12 p.m. (noon) in preparation of Hurricane Idalia. All other SFWMD-managed lands remain open for public access at this time. Closed lands are expected to re-open as conditions warrant after the storm passes the region. |
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings and events in the next three weeks. For a list of all upcoming meetings, check out our Meeting Calendar. Meeting agendas are available at least seven days in advance.
Meeting format varies for each meeting, and some meetings may be in-person only, virtual only, or a hybrid of both formats.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is encouraging our partners, stakeholders and the public to provide written comments on the draft versions of Chapters 1, 2, 3 and Appendix A for the Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update.