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We want your visit to floridaswater.com to be a positive and productive experience. At times, we will need to perform routine hardware and software maintenance that may cause some areas of the site to be intermittently off-line. We do apologize for this temporary, but necessary, inconvenience. We are working diligently to quickly restore complete functionality to the site.
Next scheduled maintenance:
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Office closures
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District lands
Following is a list of properties that are closed or have portions closed due to ongoing land management activities. We regret the temporary inconvenience, but the closures are necessary for public safety. If you have concerns or comments about any of these activities, please contact us at landmgmt@sjrwmd.com or (386) 329-4404.
- Seminole Ranch Conservation Area [Posted on 11-4-2011]
The airboat ramp on the north side of State Road 50 (west channel of the river) is closed for repairs. Repair work cannot be started until the river level recedes, which may be after the first of the year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. - Lake Norris Conservation Area [Updated on 9-29-2011]
Lake Norris Conservation Area is home to the 347-acre Blackwater Creek Mitigation Bank. This area was formerly a sand mine. Construction is under way to restore wetlands and uplands by removing sand piles, berms, haul roads and exotic plant species. Prescribed fires will be conducted to maintain the habitat and native species will be planted. Sand pine clear-cuts and selective timber harvesting will restore uplands to their natural sandhill habitat. - Murphy Creek Conservation Area — sandhill restoration project [Posted on 4-4-2011]
The trail at the Buffalo Bluff Road parking area will be closed until further notice due to an ongoing sandhill restoration project. The trail is currently scheduled to re-open by the end of the year. - Rice Creek Conservation Area — timber reservation harvest [Updated on 9-27-2010]
Plum Creek Inc. has timber reservations on approximately 1,000 acres within Rice Creek Conservation Area. The reservations were negotiated during acquisition to reduce the purchase price of the property. The timber reservations expire in 2016. Until that time, harvest activities will occur intermittently on the property.
There will be signs posted in the parking area whenever harvest operations are ongoing. We strongly suggest that you take the white trail to avoid logging trucks on the main road during these times.
Flooding
- For flood protection information and assistance, contact your local government.
- For flood statements and warnings, visit http://weather.gov/rivers_tab.php.
- USGS interactive map of current conditions in Florida
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