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Management Programs at Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve |
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Hydrilla |
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Resource Management
The aquatic preserve partners with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Florida
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to chemically treat and/or manually remove Eurasian water
milfoil, hydrilla and water lettuce to control their expansion on the Rainbow River.
Preserve staff have also re-planted native aquatic
vegetation.
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Giving a presentation |
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Education and Outreach
Staff participate in the Marion County Springs Festival to help plan the festival and as an exhibitor.
Since 2002, more than 15,000 people have attended the festival to view over 30 booths and presentations
on issues that affect our springs. The aquatic preserve also conducts programs in aquatic ecology for
area schools, with attendance from more than 20 teachers and 500 students each year.
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Measuring water clarity |
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Research and Monitoring
In partnership with SWFWMD's Surface Water Improvement and Management Program, the aquatic preserve
continues to collect water chemistry and clarity data on a bi-monthly basis. To date, the preserve
has archived more than eight years of water chemistry data for the river.
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Last updated:
August 27, 2010
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3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 235
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
850-245-2094 (phone) / 850-245-2110 (fax)
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