Welcome to the Adopt-A-Pond Program page. Please take a moment to read about what's happening with the program, search our list of ponds, contact us or learn about how to join the Adopt-A-Pond Program.
Due to the recent tax reform and subsequent budget cuts, the Adopt-A-Pond program was eliminated as of September 1, 2007. However, hundreds of citizens are still actively participating in their neighborhood pond management groups. The Pond pages on this website are updated by representatives from those active pond groups. If you want to become part of this community by forming your own pond group, keep reading and use the information in the “Join the Adopt-A-Pond Program” section. A key component to a healthy stormwater pond is the removal of nuisance and exotic vegetation and the revegetation with Florida native plants. Aquatic vegetation, used to stabilize shorelines and to remove pollutants, is a vital link that helps maintain water quality. A properly planted and maintained pond will offer increased wildlife habitat, recreation areas, and improved aesthetic value. Pinellas County Watershed Management staff continues to provide information on community grants, provides presentations on water quality and lake management, participates in educational events, and for unincorporated Pinellas County residents, performs site visits regarding specific complaints. We continue to offer educational materials regarding stormwater ponds, native plants, and water quality. The annual Lakes & Ponds Education Day is held each spring with funding assistance from the City of Largo; all citizens are invited to attend. The day consists of a series of presentations on various water quality related issues, hands on display booths for different environmental organizations, and native plant giveaways.
7/1/2008 - by Greg Lewis Coon Grass Round-Up! We will meet on the Lake, Saturday July 5, 2008, 9:00 am. Bring your boats, buckets, rakes, pictcforks to help remove our floating islands of grass!
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By joining the program, your pond group becomes eligible for guidance in designing a management plan, free aquatic plants, possible cleanup assistance, and much more. Use the forms below to apply, read additional information and sign up for various program related tasks.
For more information about the Adopt-A-Pond program, please contact:
Note: If you are a resident outside of unincorporated Pinellas County, we've provided a link to contact numbers for all other municipalities’ stormwater departments in Pinellas County: Municipality Contact Numbers For more information about maintaining a stormwater pond in unincorporated Pinellas County, please contact: Pinellas CountyWatershed Management Division300 South Garden AvenueClearwater, FL 33756
Note: If you are a resident outside of unincorporated Pinellas County, we've provided a link to contact numbers for all other municipalities’ stormwater departments in Pinellas County: Municipality Contact Numbers
For more information about maintaining a stormwater pond in unincorporated Pinellas County, please contact:
Pinellas CountyWatershed Management Division300 South Garden AvenueClearwater, FL 33756
Email: Watershed@PinellasCounty.org
Phone: 727-464-4425
Use the following forms to contact us about specific issues and requests. Each link will open a new window.
On-line and/or printable volunteer forms are added below as they are made available by the Adopt-A-Pond Coordinator.
