DEP Celebrates America Recycles Day Event

Cheers to a Greener tomorrow!

Celebrate Earth Day 2025 on Tuesday, April 22 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at one of our National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs)!

Choosing reusable water bottles over single-use plastics helps reduce environmental impact #RefillOverLandfill. When you commit to #MakeTheSwitch to a reusable water bottle, you reduce waste and become a solution to pollution.   


PFLW-Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets

Help protect one of Florida’s most critical natural resources — our waters. Educate yourself
on the significant environmental impacts of pollution and debris which affect our ecosystem by
contaminating waterbodies, in turn, harming humans, wildlife and the economy. 


PFLW-Educator Resources

Educator Resources

Help protect one of Florida’s most critical natural resources — our waters.

Educate yourself on the significant environmental impacts of pollution and debris which affect
our ecosystem by contaminating waterbodies, in turn, harming humans, wildlife and the economy. 

To revive the health of Florida’s waterways, find ways to reduce waste to remove pollution from our waterways.

 


Protect Florida's Living Waters

Florida’s pristine waters are like a beating heart, interconnected and vital to our ways of life. They serve many critical functions, foster diverse habitats for aquatic life and provide exceptional recreational activities. But what are we doing to help?  

Pollution is not just a concern for our lands. Litter and debris significantly contaminate our waterbodies and destroy our underwater ecosystems; further impacting the health of our interconnected community. 


The Florida Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program

The Florida Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program addresses coastal beach erosion incurred as a result of preparation for or damage sustained from Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole after Sept. 23, 2022. It provides reimbursement per eligible project to eligible applicants who own an eligible residential property as referenced in Rule 62ER24-2, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

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