Vegetation Management
Pinellas County controls invasive and nuisance weeds in our storm water, retention, mitigation ponds, lakes and ditches to improve drainage and reduce mosquito breeding.
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Stormwater & Vegetation Division
Stormwater and Vegetation, a division of Public Works, operates and maintains the county's stormwater infrastructure, maintains right-of-ways, easements and other lands through the practice of urban forestry, landscape services, and vegetation management. The division also provides countywide mosquito control for public health protection, is responsible for watershed management and surface water quality as well as the administration of the county's floodplain management program.
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Adopt-A-Pond
The Adopt-A-Pond program allows Pinellas County community members to participate in management of stormwater ponds. Participants help to develop a five-year plan......
Sustainability and Resiliency Report
This inaugural progress report provides a snapshot of the many Sustainability and Resiliency accomplishments made in Pinellas County....
Typical Sections Shell and Paved Road with Bioswale Plants
Document showing cross section of shell and paved roads with bioswale plants on Crystal Beach....
Typical Sections Paved Roads with Bioswale Plants
Document showing cross sections of roads and bioswale plants on Crystal Beach. ...
Typical Bioswale Plants Descriptions and Images
Document identifying and showing pictures of plants found in bioswales....
St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor Trends in Temporal Seagrass Distribution Objectives and Approach
Charts showing the changes in seagrass distribution in St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor from 1999 to 2006, along with variable hotspots. ...
St. Joseph Sound and Clearwater Harbor Status of the Seagrass Resource Studies
2007 presentation on seagrasses in St. Joseph Sound & Clearwater Harbor, including information on study areas, grass varieties, and mapping and monitoring projects....
Cedar Creek Restoration Plan
Aerial maps and design documentation detailing the city of Dunedin's restoration plan for Cedar Creek....
Cedar Creek Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Impaired Findings
Document discussing the City of Dunedin's 2015 Bacterial Pollution Control Plan for Cedar Creek, including a 5-year implementation of city's response. ...
Bishop and Mullet Creek Tidal Tributary Project Report
Full report describing the 2013 Bishop and Mullet Creek Tidal Tributary Project from Pinellas County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District....