Rivendell | Ponds & Preserves

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Rivendell's Ponds and Preserves Committee

PROGRAM SUMMARY

HIGHLIGHTS

See the latest Woodlands Word Articles:
- All Woodlands Words Newsletters
- Dec 2023 - Rivendell Ponds & Preserves Management Program
- Dec 2023 - Wildlife Window: The Great Horned Owl
Live on a Pond? Please read this!
Live Near a Preserve? Here’s Important Information!
“Pond Algae, Fertilizer, Irrigation and Us”
- “Sarasota County Recommendations for Fertilizer and Irrigation”

WE SHARE RIVENDELL'S NEIGHBORHOODS, PONDS AND PRESERVES WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF DIVERSE WILDLIFE

Rivendell Wildlife

Rivendell Wildlife

Rivendell Butterflies

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Rivendell Butterflies

mammals et al

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mammals et al

pond birds

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pond birds

perching birds

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birds of prey

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MAPS OF RIVENDELL PONDS AND PRESERVES

ABOUT US - THE RIVENDELL PONDS AND PRESERVES COMMITTEE

SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES

Sarasota County

Southwest Florida Water Management District

“Stormwater Systems in Your Neighborhood”

UF/IFAS Extension Service

Other

"Effective Environmental Change" by Russ Hoffman - Link to FEB 24 webinar - WHEN PROMPTED ENTER PASSCODE: ^H?%Rk47
Seagrass decline in Sarasota Bay is Cause for Concern" (The Observer 5.20.21 - with permission)
Waterford HOA Shoreline Restoration
Stoneybrook at Venice - Stormwater Erosion Report

ARCHIVES

Nov 2023 - Year In Review: Ponds & Preserves Management Actions
Nov 2023 - WILDLIFE: Gulf Fritillary & White Peacock Butterflies
Oct 2023 - Protection of Our Preserves is a Priority for Everyone
Oct 2023 - Our Watershed: What Is It? What’s it’s Function?
Oct 2023 - Wildlife Window: The Red-winged Blackbird
Sep 2023 - Rivendell: 100+ Acres of Magnificent Wetland Preserves
Sep 2023 - Wildlife Window: The Sandhill Crane
Aug 2023 - Q&A with Forest Crooke, Natural Assets Manager, Stoneybrook GCC
Aug 2023 - Wildlife Window: Wildlife That Love Our Pond Plantings

Jul 2023 - Inspecting and Protecting Our Preserves
Jul 2023 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Nature’s Vital Pollinators
Jun 2023 - Debunking Algae Myths through Management and Control
Jun 2023 - Wildlife Window: The Yellow-throated Warbler
May 2023 - Thanks for Your Endorsement of Rivendell Pond LMZs!
May 2023 - Spring Wildlife Week: 80+ Different Wildlife Animals!
Apr 2023 - Is That a Boat in Our Ponds? What’s Up?
Apr 2023 - Protecting Our Wetland Preserves and their Benefits
Apr 2023 - Wildlife Window: The Two-Striped Walking Stick
Mar 2023 - Celebrate Rivendell Wildlife Week – March 18-25!
Mar 2023 - Keeping Our Ponds Attractive to Wildlife
Mar 2023 - Stay Alert. Coyotes are Present in Rivendell
Feb 2023 - NOTICE: Rivendell – Your Watering Day Has Changed!
Feb 2023 - Protecting Our Wetlands and Upland Preserves
Feb 2023 - Wildlife Window: Mourning Dove
Jan 2023 - 2023 P&P Management Plan
Jan 2023 - NOTICE from County of Changing Watering Days
Jan 2023 - Wildlife Window - Fall Wildlife Week recap

Ponds & Preserves Article Archives

Dec 2022 - Year In Review: Ponds & Preserves Management Actions
Dec 2022 - Wildlife Window: Florida White-Tailed Deer
Nov 2022 - Celebrate Rivendell Wildlife Week – November 12–19!
Nov 2022 - Wildlife Window: The Wood Stork
Oct 2022 - Community Organizations Help Us Keep Rivendell’s Ponds Healthy
Oct 2022 - Wildlife Window – The Northern Mockingbird
Sep 2022 - Our Wetland Preserves Play a Vital Role in Rivendell
Sep 2022 - Wildlife Window – Gone Fishing!
Aug 2022 - More Shoreline Plantings in Rivendell Ponds
Aug 2022 - Wildlife Window – Common Gallinules & Purple Gallinules
Jun 2022 - Exploring the Wonders of Our Magnificent Preserves
Jun 2022 - Wildlife Window – Is it an Anhinga or a Cormorant?
May 2022 - What is a Healthy Pond?
May 2022 - Another Successful Wildlife Week - Over 4,500 Wildlife Sightings!
Apr 2022 - Rivendell Rewarded For Our Pond Management Efforts
Apr 2022 - Wildlife Window: The Red-shoulder Hawk & American Kestrel
Mar 2022 - Join Us For Spring Rivendell Wildlife Week – March 13 - 20
Mar 2022 - Regular Maintenance Protects Our Preserves
Mar 2022 - Wildlife Window: Florida Turtles
Feb 2022 - Learning From Experts To Improve Rivendell’s Pond Health
Feb 2022 - Wildlife Window: Roseate Spoonbill
Jan 2022 - 2022 P&P Management Program
Jan 2022 - Wildlife Window - Wildlife Week

Dec 2021 - Our “Rivendell Natural Shorelines” Are Coming Along Dec 2021 - Wildlife Window: Egret Nov 2021 - Join Us For Rivendell Wildlife Week - November 13 - 20 Nov 2021 - Protection of Our Preserves is a Priority for Everyone Nov 2021 - Wildlife Window: The Osprey Nov 2021 - Wildlife Window: Common Frogs Oct 2021 - Three Simple Truths About Stormwater Oct 2021 - Did You Know ... The Origin of Rivendell’s Name? Oct 2021 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Common Snakes In Your Yard Sep 2021 - Our Pond Shoreline Efforts Are Earning Recognition! Sep 2021 - Live on a Pond? Please Maintain Your LMZ to 3-foot Width Sep 2021 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: The Swallowtail Butterfly Aug 2021 - Protect Our Preserves. Safeguard Wildlife Habitats. Enjoy the View Aug 2021 - Wildlife Window: Great Blue Heron & Tricolored Heron Jul 2021 - Say “No!” to Mosquitoes! Jul 2021 - Healthy Pond Plants – Your Questions Answered Jul 2021 - Wildlife Window: Anole Lizards Jun 2021 - Follow Simple County Rules for Fertilizer and Irrigation Jun 2021 - Wildlife Window: Blue Jay & Florida Scrub Jay May 2021 - Let’s Keep Rivendell’s Wildlife Habitats Healthy May 2021 - What is Stormwater? Why is it Important? May 2021 - Wildlife Window: BOBCAT Apr 2021 - Wildfire Risk Mitigation Program - Protecting Our Preserves Apr 2021 - Wildlife Window: SANDHILL CRANE Apr 2021 - Rivendell’s Natural Shorelines – Exciting Progress Mar 2021 - Rivendell Recognized as Leader In Protecting & Restoring Water Resources Mar 2021 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: River Otter Feb 2021 - LIVE NEAR A PRESERVE? Here’s Important Information! Feb 2021 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Bald Eagle The National Bird of the U.S.A. Jan 2021 - 2021 Rivendell Ponds & Preserves Management Program Jan 2021 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Painted Bunting & Yellow-throated Warbler

Dec 2020 - Wishes AND Well-Laid Plans Do Come True

Dec 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Northern Cardinal

Nov 2020 - Rivendell – Let’s Reduce Our Water Usage

Nov 2020 - Sharing Erosion Control Experiences

Nov 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Wild Turkey & Turkey Vulture

Oct 2020 - Responsible Management of Our Preserve

Oct 2020 - Attractive and Beneficial: Aquatic Plants Installed To Control Pond Erosion

Oct 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: The Monarch Butterfly

Sep 2020 - Why Are Folks In My Back Yard? Inspections

Sep 2020 - What Lies Beneath... the Surface of the Pond

Sep 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: The Dragonfly

Aug 2020 - Thank You for Sharing, Rivendell! Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Aug 2020 - Our Pond Shorelines Have Changed

Aug 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: American Alligator

Jul 2020 - Maintaining a Rivendell Low-Maintenance Zone (LMZ)

Jul 2020 - Beneficial Aquatic Plants Being Installed on Rivendell Ponds

Jul 2020 - WILDLIFE WINDOW: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Jun 2020 - Let’s Follow Sensible County Rules...

Jun 2020 - Wildlife Window - Limpkin

May 2020 - RCA Board Votes to Implement Mandatory LMZs on all Ponds

Apr 2020 - RCA Board to Implement New Policy of Mandatory LMZs on all Ponds

Apr 2020 - Rivendell Neighborhood Bird Walk/Survey

Feb 2020 - Three-Foot Low-Maintenance Zone (LMZ) is Our Community Standard

Jan 2020 - Low-Maintenance Zones Reduce Soil Erosion

Jan 2020 - RCA Board Considering Actions to Protect Our Water Management System (Jan. 13, 2020)

2019 Ponds and Preserves Program

Dec 2019 - Little Steps Now Prevent Expensive Repairs Later...Let’s Keep Ponds Healthy and Property Values Strong

Dec 2019 - Low-Maintenance Zones (LMZs) Now On Community-Mowed Ponds

Nov 2019 - Did You Know ... The Origin of Rivendell’s Name?

Nov 2019 - Let’s All Do Our Part for Rivendell ... Healthy Ponds Keep Property Values Strong

Oct 2019 - While You Were Gone... Want to learn what the P&P has been doing?

Sep 2019 - Thank You For Sharing Your Ponds!

Sep 2019 - Why I Became Turtle Pond’s Steward...And How You Can Help Too

Aug 2019 - Low-Maintenance Zones (LMZs) Now On All Community-Mowed Shorelines ... Are You Doing Your Part?

Aug 2019 - Say “No” to Mosquitoes! Controlling Mosquitoes Around Your Home

Jul 2019 - Low Maintenance Zone on Community-Mowed Shorelines

Jul 2019 - Special Visitor at Egret & Osprey Ponds... a Limpkin

Jul 2019 - Aquatic Plants Installed at Egret Pond To Reduce Erosion and Nutrient Run-off

Jun 2019 - What is a “Littoral Zone,” a “Low-Maintenance Zone,” and a “Fertilizer-free Zone”?

May 2019 - Coming Soon - Aquatic Plants Installed In Our Pilot Project Ponds

May 2019 - Help Control Nutrient Loads in our Ponds: Do Not Fertilize between June 1 – September 30

Apr 2019 - Call For Volunteers Rivendell Pond Aquatic Planting Project

Mar 2019 - What Happened To My Backyard?

Mar 2019 - Three Simple Truths about Stormwater

Feb 2019 - Bobcat Pond Pilot Project Launched

Jan 2019 - "Birding In Rivendell"

Dec 2018 - "Let’s Work Together! Caring For Our Ponds & Preserves"

Dec 2018 - "Celebrate our Wetlands at Rivendell"

Nov 2018 – “Rivendell Board Encourages Voluntary Low-Maintenance Zone”

Nov 2018 - “Maintaining a Rivendell Voluntary Low-Maintenance Zone”

Nov 2018 – “Pond Algae, Fertilizer, Irrigation and Us”

Nov 2018 - “Sarasota County Recommendations for Fertilizer and Irrigation”

Oct 2018 – “Working Together to Protect Rivendell’s Wetland Preserves”

Oct 2018 – “Love Birds? Help Us Track Rivendell Birds”

Sep 2018 – “Egret Pond Erosion-Control Pilot Project Launched”

Sep 2018 - Egret Pond Erosion - Control Pilot Project - FAQs

Aug 2018 – “Progress Report: Rivendell Ponds and Preserves Committee”

Aug 2019 - Ponds and Preserves Committee FAQs

Jun 2018 – “Ponds and Preserves Committee: Call for Participation and Support”

Jun 2018 - Participation and Support - FAQs

Apr 2018 – “Sharing Rivendell Ponds with Wildlife (Part II)”

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