Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management. Spanning 730 square miles with an average depth of just 9 feet, it serves as a ...

While Google's 2025 Earth Day Doodle is lighter, showing us the many looks of our wonderful planet, its 2022 version was ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary will stop this weekend for the first time in over three months. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

South Florida Water Management will close 4 northern boat locks on Lake Okeechobee starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges began Dec. 7 and will end Saturday. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began. The "lake recovery ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will stop on Saturday, March 29. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began ...

IT IS A FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH. I’M NATHALIE POZO WITH YOUR NEWS TO GO. THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE IS BATTLING A BRUSH FIRE IN PALM CITY THAT BURNED MORE THAN 200 ACRES. IT STARTED NEAR 78TH AVENUE ...

Clewiston, Florida: Birder Steve Buczynski heads out on his paddleboard from the Public Access Boat Ramp in Clewiston toward Lake Okeechobee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has started ...

The major celebrations ushering in the Year of the Snake have come and gone, but I’ve found myself thinking about that milk snake as we approach the 55th celebration of Earth Day. Serpents are ...