Northeast District

Programs

Director: Greg Strong
Northeast District
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200
Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7577
904-807-3300
Fax 904-448-4366
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Covering twenty counties, the Northeast District encompasses the largest land mass of any department regulatory district and includes portions of the Atlantic coastal plain together with counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and State of Georgia. The natural and ecological value of the Northeast is reflected in its diversity, the district has more rivers than any other including the St. Johns, Nassau, Tolomato and historic Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers.

Surface Water

Spotlight

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Madison County Sixth Graders Get Hands-On Environmental Classroom Experience

~ DEP launches 10th LIFE program in Florida~

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today joined officials from the Madison County School Board, North Florida Community College (NFCC), Madison County Cooperative Extension Office and a host of sixth graders from Madison County Central School to launch a new Learning in Florida’s Environment (LIFE) program at the Ladell Brothers Environmental Center at NFCC. More than 140 sixth grade students conducted a series of science-based field labs as part of the on-site educational program and explored and learned about the natural resources of their community.

Earlier this fall, the LIFE program started in the school district by giving more than 120 sixth grade students the opportunity to participate in field labs that related to ground water, springs, water quality, surface water and various ground water interactions. Since 2004, nearly 5,000 future scientists and stewards have participated in the LIFE program statewide.

This latest effort got underway on December 3 and involved students from Madison County Central School over a three day period and culminated at the launch event today. In addition to this field experience based at the Environmental Center, students were be able to gain additional hands-on experiences at Madison Blue Spring State Park and St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. The specific labs that will be conducted at the subsequent field experiences have not yet been developed but will relate to water quality and the interaction of surface water and ground water.

Lower St. Johns River Basin TMDL Executive Committee

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Announcements

St. Johns River Basin Management Action Plan

The Department gives Notice of a Final Order adopting the Lower St. Johns River (LSJR) Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). The LSJR BMAP identifies the management strategies necessary to achieve the nutrient TMDLs for the main stem of the river from the confluence of the Ocklawaha River north to the mouth of the river. The Final Order has been assigned OGC Case No. 08-2428.

Last updated: December 12, 2008