🌸 Pink showdown in Florida wetlands 🌸

Flamingo 👍
OR
Roseate Spoonbill ❤️
— which one gets your vote?

Flamingos are rare here… but roseate spoonbills are right at home across SJRWMD lands 👀💧

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🌧️ How Much Rain Does Florida Need to End the Drought? 🌧️

This map shows the estimated inches of rainfall needed across Florida to help end current drought conditions.

Many areas across the state remain significantly below normal rainfall totals, with some regions needing more than 30 inches of rain to fully recover from ongoing drought impacts.

💧 Drought recovery doesn’t happen overnight. It can take months of consistent rainfall for:
• Groundwater levels to recover
• Rivers and lakes to rebound
• Soil moisture to improve
• Springs and wetlands to recharge

While recent rain may provide temporary relief, long-term rainfall deficits continue to impact water resources across Florida.

🚰 Conserving water now helps reduce stress on our aquifers, rivers, lakes, and springs while drought conditions persist.

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🗺️✨ “The East Coast of Florida is Paradise Regained”

This early 1900s promotional map from the Florida East Coast Railway highlights how Florida’s east coast was once marketed as a tropical paradise — made accessible by rail and steamship.

🚂 Rail lines stretched down the peninsula
🚢 Steamship routes connected throughout Florida
🌴 And Florida’s natural beauty became a destination for travelers from around the world

But behind the marketing was something even more important…

💧 Florida’s waterways.

From the St. Johns River to coastal estuaries, water shaped where people traveled, settled, and built communities — just as it does today.

At the District, we continue to manage and protect these vital water resources while balancing growth, recreation, and environmental stewardship.

📍 A glimpse into the past… and a reminder that Florida’s future still depends on its water.

#SJRWMD #FloridaHistory #WaterMatters #FloridaEastCoast #StJohnsRiver #ProtectOurWater #OldFlorida #ExploreFlorida ... See MoreSee Less