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At St. Pete’s Crescent lake, Stewards of our Urban Lakes’ work goes far beyond plantings

Monthly cleanups at Crescent Lake attract from 20 to 100 people, depending on the weather.

Until it got SoUL, Crescent Lake in St. Petersburg was like most lakes and ponds in Florida. Its artificially steep edges were mowed monthly to keep it looking neat and clean although manicured shorelines didn’t welcome wildlife or help capture pollutants in stormwater. But like many lakes in Florida, that’s changing as volunteers, residents, and managers […]

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