LE/AD Lake Appreciation Events There are over 550 lakes in Polk County and each one of them can use a little tender loving care. One way to start appreciating our lakes is to recognize July as Lakes Appreciation Month. WHAT IS LAKES APPRECIATION MONTH? Citizens are encouraged to enjoy their lakes and reservoirs throughout the […]
Lake Gwyn Wetland Restoration Project
The Polk County Parks & Natural Resources Division’s Water Resources section is responsible for managing the water quality of lakes and streams within unincorporated Polk County. In a county having over 550 named lakes and numerous rivers and streams, the challenges of maintaining water quality can be great, and the day-to-day operations might be considered […]
Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakes Festival
13th Annual Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakes Festival on Lake Hollingsworth Lakes Education/Action Drive (LE/AD), in partnership with Lakeland Clean & Beautiful, the City of Lakeland and Lakeland Vision present Lakeland’s 13th Annual Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakes Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. – noon at the Lake Hollingsworth boat […]
Trash Tells a Story
After a lake cleanup this weekend at Lake Eva, I couldn’t help stop thinking how did this trash get here! As a young girl, I will admit I was one of those people who loved mystery books, and often thought of being a detective. I must say though that I never really thought that a trash pickup on […]
Welcome to LE/AD!
Welcome to Lake Education / Action Drive! We are glad you are here. Please have patience with us as we tweak our new website and get it up and going. We have imported some of the information from our old site, and may have broken links. We apologize for that; please know we are working […]