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Rivendell's Ponds and Preserves Committee

PROGRAM SUMMARY
HIGHLIGHTS
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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perching birds

birds of prey
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birds of prey

MAPS OF RIVENDELL PONDS AND PRESERVES
ABOUT US - THE RIVENDELL PONDS AND PRESERVES COMMITTEE
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
ARCHIVES
  • 2022 Articles
    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
  • 2021 Articles
    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
  • 2020 Articles
    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 Articles
    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"
  • 2018 Articles
    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)”
  • 2017 Articles
    Dec 2017 – “Sharing Rivendell Ponds with Wildlife (Part I)” ​ Dec 2017 – “Our Wet Community”
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