This meeting may be important for residents, especially those who reside along canals. FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management

FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management. There is no local meeting listed for South Florida - And note that this is Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC), NOT the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The SFWMD is the owner/operator of the C100 canals that run through Palmetto Bay.  FWC is Statewide and the information here may be of interest, of impact, to SFWMD as well as our Palmetto Bay community.

This e-mail notice does clearly state that "These meetings will provide the public with an opportunity to provide feedback about management activities on Florida water bodies during the past 12 months." without regard to whether these are FWC or ALL "Florida water bodies". Policy set here may affect all other State agencies, such as the SFWMD.

Anyone, especially those who live on a canal may want to monitor this information.

ALL information below provided through an official FWC Email and is provided verbatim below. Information below is the responsibility of the source.

FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management

FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 01/31/2019 09:41 AM EST

Jan. 31, 2019

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FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management  

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding several public meetings to gather community input about the agency’s aquatic plant herbicide treatment program.

These meetings will provide the public with an opportunity to provide feedback about management activities on Florida water bodies during the past 12 months.

The meetings will be held at the following times and locations (all meetings are from 5:30-8:30 p.m. local time):

• Feb. 6 – Kissimmee: County Commission Chambers, fourth-floor Osceola County Administration Building, 1 Courthouse Square
• Feb. 7 – Okeechobee: Okeechobee County Civic Center, 1750 U.S. Highway 98 N.
• Feb. 13 – Sebring: Bert J. Harris, Jr. Agri-Civic Center, 4509 George Blvd.
• Feb. 26 – Eustis: Eustis Community Center, 601 Northshore Dr. 

There will be a Gainesville area meeting scheduled with the date and time to be determined. For updated information on meeting times and locations go to MyFWC.com/WildlifeHabitats and click on “Invasive Plants.”

Comments may also be sent to Invasiveplants@MyFWC.com. 

Invasive plants degrade and diminish Florida's waterways by displacing native plant communities. Some invasive aquatic plants pose a significant threat to human welfare and cause economic problems by impeding flood control and affecting recreational use of waterways.