Five construction projects are underway at St. Andrews State Park.
Campground renovations, a restroom at the lagoon, a new playground at the lagoon, new facilities at the primitive group camp and new picnic pavilions at the jetty are in the works. Additional projects will follow in the next few years.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection welcomes the opportunity to make improvements to the facilities at St. Andrews State Park. We appreciate the patience and understanding of visitors. While this project may present a temporary inconvenience, it will provide valuable amenity improvements at St. Andrews State Park.
Campground Renovations
Hurricane Michael left its mark on the campground at St. Andrews State Park. The category five hurricane caused extensive damage from wind and storm surge. Many of the trees were snapped into the shape of an A-frame, while others were uprooted altogether, causing significant damage to plumbing and electric pedestals.
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ST. PETERSBURG Mayor Rick Kriseman said the city is straining its resources to pick up dead sea life from the current Red Tide crisis and called for more help from the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis. © Arielle Bader/Times A dead goliath grouper floats in the water at Crisp Park on Wednesday in St. Petersburg
“Our city teams can only keep at this for so long,” he said during a Wednesday news conference held in waterfront Crisp Park, next to a crew scooping dead fish with pool skimmers. He recalled how former Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 2018 to free up resources when toxic Red Tide afflicted the west coast of Florida.
Downtown Hawthorne receives grant for rain gardens Alex Carter
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Downtown Hawthorne is about to get a makeover.
The city recently received a $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that allows them to put in rain gardens downtown.
Mayor Matt Surrency says this project has been in the works for a long time, and that, “It really does good for the environment and the city at the same time instead of just sending the runoff out to the lake and draining it out in the wetlands. We’re actually using it to beautify the city and to treat it before it goes down into the stormwater system.”