He called in former coworker and wild cat expert Dave Shindle, who now works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... but now as far north as Lake Okeechobee and the suburbs of Fort Myers.

From the Gulf to the estuary, Caloosahatchee River, the canals and all the way up stream to Lake Okeechobee. May 15 traditionally marks the beginning of the rainy season. Meanwhile, we're in a ...

The 2025 Bassmaster Elite series makes their second stop of the year on Lake Okeechobee. Solid, generally good conditions and a long history of giant bass mean this should be an exceptionally ...

“The dry prairie ecosystem once stretched from coast to coast and from Kissimmee to Lake Okeechobee,” according to the Florida ... which is home to rare and endangered wildlife, sunsets that stretch ...

The Army Corps of Engineers began releasing water from Lake Okeechobee Saturday under Lake Okeechobee Recovery Operations. Exactly how much will be released is based on many factors including ...

Sprawling between South Florida’s Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf ... on and self-guided activities including a scavenger hunt to spot wild animals that call the park home. The park also ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River ... The purpose is to protect the lake's ecology, namely aquatic plants and animals that have been indundated with rainfall runoff.

Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida and the second largest in the Southeastern United States. Over the past two decades, blooms of blue-green algae (Microcystis) have emerged in the ...

At the heart of the vast watershed that forms Florida’s fragile Everglades is Lake Okeechobee ... sickened Floridians and left wildlife belly-up. The discharges were necessary during times ...

A new plan for managing Lake Okeechobee is aimed at recapturing ... sickened Floridians and left wildlife belly-up. The discharges were necessary during times of high water to protect the aging ...

Southwest Florida always keeps a close eye on Lake Okeechobee‘s water level. If it gets too high, it could threaten the City of Clewiston with flooding, stress the lake’s ecosystems ...

There's a troubling trend of painting farmers as the scapegoats for environmental issues surrounding Lake Okeechobee. Having grown up in Clewiston, I've witnessed firsthand how certain groups ...