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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 swallow-tailed kites, sandhill cranes, whitetailed deer, bobcats, otters and wading birds," the release says. Among the native plants on the parcel are lopsided Indian, bluestem and wire grasses, along with goldenrod, blackeyed susan and Coreopsis, Florida's state wildflower. Page 76 to Sarasota County Natural Resources, Oscar Scherer Buffer — Name Submission, care of Brooke Elias, 1660 Ringling Blvd. Fifth Floor, Sarasota, FL 34236. The deadline for naming suggestions is Wednesday, Oct. 30. For more information about Oscar Scherer Buffer or Sarasota County's Environmentally Naming suggestions also may be sent to Sensitive Lands Protection Program, contact Brooke Elias at belias@scgov.net or by mail the Sarasota County Call Center at 861-5000. SWFWMD TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR RECREATION EVALUATION The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) will hold a series of public meetings as part of its 2013 recreation evaluation process, the district has announced. The public is invited to take a look at district staff's preliminary findings from a review and evaluation of recreational opportunities on district-managed lands, a news release says. Public comments will be welcome at scheduled informational meetings, which will feature an open house format, the release continues. The meetings will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the following locations: recommendations regarding district-managed recreational opportunities, the release continues. These recommendations will be presented to the district's Recreation Ad Hoc Committee, comprising four SWFWMD Governing Board members, the release says; the final recommendations will be forwarded to the full Governing Board for review and approval. The district's recreation program covers approximately 225,000 acres of lands and consists of 472 miles of trails, 204 campsites and 10 public hunting areas, the release points out. Among the recreational uses are hiking, • Oct. 17: Sarasota Service Office, located at biking, horseback riding, birding, hunting, 6750 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. picnicking, camping, fishing and nature study/ • Oct. 24: Tampa Service Office, located at wildlife viewing. 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa. For more information, visit www.watermat• Nov. 5: Bartow Service Office, located at ters.org/recreationevaluation 170 Century Blvd., Bartow. The same information will be presented at each meeting, the release notes. Comment forms and a recreation survey will also be available at the sessions as well as on the district's website, the release adds. CORRECTION Because the News Leader's editor occasionally is directionally challenged when it comes to finding buildings in downtown Sarasota, a photo with the Oct. 4 article, Refusing to give in, incorrectly identified another structure as Results of the analysis, along with public com- the Ellis Building in the background of a shot ments, will be used to develop preliminary of the Farmers Market.