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Posts Tagged ‘lake o’

Study Shows Need to Reduce Nutrient Runoff from Watershed

By Barbara Linstrom | April 3, 2024

A new publication from SCCF’s Marine Laboratory on nutrient sources and water management shows that Lake O releases have a negative impact on downstream water quality and highlights the need…

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SCCF Documents Decrease in Salinity Due to Lake O Discharges

By Barbara Linstrom | March 19, 2024

Researchers from SCCF’s Marine Laboratory collected samples surrounding the Chiquita Lock on Feb. 28 as part of an ongoing monthly survey monitoring the quality of the water coming from Cape…

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Lake O Vegetation Too Low

By Barbara Linstrom | September 27, 2023

The rise in Lake Okeechobee levels has slowed down in the past few months, putting it closer to the top of the ecological envelope, which is the range that provides…

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Lake O Levels Threaten Ecological Health

By Barbara Linstrom | July 12, 2023

As of today, Lake Okeechobee is about two feet higher than the level that supports a healthy ecosystem for the lake and its marshes and prairies, which provide habitat to…

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West Coast Stakeholders Concerned About Lake O

By Barbara Linstrom | June 28, 2023

Lake Okeechobee is full of water and blue green algae, creating a dismal outlook for a summer without damaging releases. The lake level has increased 0.40 ft in the past…

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New Tools Seek to Transform Red Tide Management

By Barbara Linstrom | May 4, 2023

The SCCF Marine Lab is leading the field campaign for a water sampling effort that is informing a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence transformer model to better manage the water flow from…

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Lake Okeechobee Systems Operating Manual Delayed

By Barbara Linstrom | March 21, 2023

NFMS to submit Biological Opinion

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DePaolis Urges SFWMD to Bring Lake Levels Down

By Barbara Linstrom | February 10, 2023

He also expresses hope for more progress

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Lake Okeechobee Releases Could Fuel Red Tide

By Barbara Linstrom | November 15, 2022

SCCF, Captains release joint statement to USACE

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SCCF, Conservancy of SWFL submit LOSOM comments

By Barbara Linstrom | September 13, 2022

Policy staff weigh in on Lake Okeechobee management plan

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