April is Springs Protection Awareness Month. There are more than seven hundred identified springs in the State of Florida. All of which have become threatened in varying degrees by anthropogenic activities and other factors. As such, many of the water management districts (WMDs) have established "Spring Teams" comprised of in-house experts charged with evaluating and applying a variety of techniques such as regulation, monitoring, research and development, restoration, and education to relieve stresses, which have diminished water quantity and quality ...
