DEP HOSTS MANGROVES REGULATIONS WORKSHOP

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DEP HOSTS MANGROVES REGULATIONS WORKSHOP

~Class to explain mangrove regulatory requirements~


WHAT:    "Living with Mangroves and Their Regulations"

WHEN:     Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
                10 a.m. - noon

WHERE:  Guana Tolomato National Estuarine Research Reserve Education Center
                505 Guana River Road 
                Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

HOW:      Register for the workshop online here.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Northeast District will host a free workshop on various issues regarding mangroves, including how to properly trim this protected plant. The workshop will cover topics such as identifying mangroves, mangrove protection, state regulatory requirements, as well as how to identify and treat the invasive Brazilian pepper.