Tomorrow at noon. Public meeting in Jupiter on Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative (LRPI).

Below is important information from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) about the Loxahatchee River and the public LRPI meeting tomorrow (Monday, Aug. 27th).


FYI: The next meeting of the Water Resources Analysis Coalition (WRAC) is on September 6th. The next regularly scheduled SFWMD Governing Board meeting is on September 13th. Both meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. and are held at SFWMD headquarters located at 3301 Gun Club Rd. in suburban West Palm Beach.     


Briefly, from last month’s meeting of the SFWMD Governing Board was an “Ecological Conditions Report” by Dir. Terri Bates. To learn more about the meeting last month and this latest conditions report click on this link.

From the presentation last month.

Click on image to enlarge:

How many of you reading this have seen this news about “Nest Numbers in 2018” in any recent press or news media reports?

Note the Loxahatchee River Watershed in the map below (top right):

To learn more about what is being done to control the Lygodium plague in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge located in Palm Beach County (see WCA 1 on map) click on this link.

From SFWMD about upcoming meeting. . .

Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative (LRPI).

The details:

• Date: TOMORROW (Monday, Aug. 27th at noon; official notice of meeting).
• Location: Jupiter Emergency Operations Center, 3133 Washington St. in Jupiter.
• General subject matter to be considered: Meeting to discuss and consider LRPI business, including current and future projects and activities. 

For additional information contact Nestor Garrido at SFWMD’s Office of Everglades Policy and Coordination at 561-682-6908 or by email: ngarrido@sfwmd.gov