Ssssseventeen (and a Half) Feet of Snake Sets Python Program Record
Nov. 7, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL - A record-setting catch earlier this week is moving the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program closer to another significant milestone.
Kyle Penniston, of Homestead, made the solo capture of a 17-foot, 5-inch female Burmese python while hunting on SFWMD lands in Miami-Dade County late Monday night. The mammoth snake weighed in at 120 pounds. It's the third caught as part of the program that measured more than 17 feet.
SFWMD Video Showcases Big Cypress Basin
SFWMD's Big Cypress Basin (BCB) protects nearly 400,000 residents in Collier and portions of Monroe counties from flooding every day. A new educational video details the BCB's system and the work performed by staff to provide flood protection, ensure water supply and restore the environment.
SFWMD Studying Peat Collapse to Measure Impact of Sea Level Rise on Everglades Restoration Efforts
Oct. 18, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for the past few years has been engaged in a study to determine how saltwater intrusion caused by sea level rise is impacting the peat that makes up much of the habitat in America's Everglades.
SFWMD Applying Adaptive Management to Everglades Restoration
Oct. 17, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – As the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) continues its progress on Everglades restoration efforts, the District is also implementing adaptive management guidance as laid out by the Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress (CISRERP). This process ensures the District is incorporating all the latest science and data into the planning, construction and operation of these crucial projects.
SFWMD Studying What Areas of Everglades are Most Vulnerable to Ecological Harm
Oct. 17, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and its partner agencies in the Restoration, Coordination and Verification (RECOVER) working group focused on Everglades restoration are engaged in a study determining what areas of America's Everglades could be most vulnerable to environmental harm from factors like sea level rise in the future. This vulnerability study is one of several ways the District is assessing the impacts of sea level rise on all its core missions.
Public Invited to WRAC Forum to Provide Input on Recreation Program at CREW Management Area
Oct. 17, 2018
Fort Myers, FL - Outdoor enthusiasts will have an opportunity next week to provide input and support for the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) current recreation program at one of Southwest Florida's premier public lands.
SFWMD Governing Board Continues to Preserve America's Everglades
Oct. 11, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board today approved another land purchase to help preserve the Shingle Creek Management Area in Orange and Osceola counties, which serves as the headwaters for America's Everglades. In the past year, the District has bought about 12.5 acres and is under contract to buy nearly 4 more acres in Shingle Creek from willing sellers. SFWMD now owns nearly 2,500 acres for conservation within Shingle Creek.
SFWMD Continues to Move Water to Combat High Water Emergency
Oct. 11, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL – The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has been working around the clock for months to lower water levels in the water conservation areas and create capacity for sending additional Lake Okeechobee water south, all in an effort to alleviate South Florida's high water emergency caused by record May rainfall and other recent storms.