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• FWC conducting habitat enhancement and public access improvement in Fisheating Creek WMA

  Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -  FWC project managers will be on-site throughout the treatment process to ensure the contractor treats within project boundaries and meets the specifications outlined in the scope of work.

• FWC conducts Lake Okeechobee plant management starting Oct. 28

  Monday, October 28, 2024 -  A total of 1,015 acres of aquatic plants will be managed. Due to the large scale of the project, management will be conducted using helicopters.

• FWC to hold public meeting on aquatic habitat management in the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes

  Thursday, August 29, 2024 -  The meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.18. at the UF/IFAS Extension Office, 1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee, FL, 34744.

• FWC to conduct Lake Okeechobee aquatic plant management starting August 12

  Friday, August 9, 2024 -  The management area is within the Steamboat Marsh on the western side of Lake Okeechobee. A total of 1,000 acres of torpedograss, a Category 1 invasive species, will be managed.

• FWC to conduct Lake Okeechobee aquatic plant management this week

  Tuesday, June 18, 2024 -  The FWC will treat invasive Wright’s nutrush (Scleria lacustris) in areas where it exists in dense monocultures to limit ecological damage to the lake’s beneficial native plant communities.

• FWC conducting Lake Okeechobee aquatic plant management this week

  Monday, May 20, 2024 -  Management areas include the lake’s northwest marsh between Buckhead and Dyess canals. A total of 2,400 acres of torpedograss, a Category I invasive species, will be managed.

• FWC conducting aquatic habitat enhancement in Everglades WMA Complex

  Friday, May 3, 2024 -  An aerial treatment of selective aquatic herbicides will target up to a total of 1,050 acres of invasive cattail.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Cypress

  Friday, April 5, 2024 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in portions of Lake Cypress the week of April 15, weather permitting.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Merritts Mill Pond

  Wednesday, March 6, 2024 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Jackson County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• FWC to conduct prescribed burn on Lake Okeechobee

  Wednesday, February 28, 2024 -  The burn area is approximately 200 acres, which includes cattail that was managed with herbicide in October 2022, along with adjacent green cattail and other associated vegetation.