Environmental leaders meet in Martin County to discuss 'imminent' Lake O discharges

Mark Perry, Florida Oceanographic Society Executive Director & CEO, discusses Lake Okeechobee water management with Steve Davis, Everglades Foundation chief science officer, at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Martin County. 

The purpose of the meeting was to assess the current situation, rally support for the necessary funding to continue progressing with restoration efforts and to discuss the imminent blue-green algae discharges from Lake Okeechobee.

View the full photo gallery