Florida sea turtle nesting season: Where can I see sea turtle nests? When is the season?
For part of the year, the beach becomes home to sea turtles who are in the nesting process. During this time, there are regulations to keep the sea turtle eggs and hatchlings safe.
Lake Okeechobee discharges 'killing' St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Oceanographic Society director says
Mark Perry, the longtime executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society, has spent his adult life trying to protect the waters of the St. Lucie River Estuary.
DeSantis wants Florida to control Everglades restoration, not the feds
“At a press conference in Juno Beach,” Politico reported, “the governor said Florida would ask the incoming Trump administration for more authority to help speed construction of a federal reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee.
Lake Okeechobee releases suspected in nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket, Port Salerno
The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2.
A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie River with freshwater and nutrients that feed algae, said Mark Perry, executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart. Perry has asked the Department of Environmental Protection to do more tests to prove him right or wrong.
Another 5.43 billion gallons of Lake O water headed for St. Lucie River this week
Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will continue as water managers aim to lower the lake level to save lake plants that are drowning in too much water from four years of heavy rains in the summer wet season.
What's the latest on Lake Okeechobee water management?
With the end of the wet season, Florida Oceanographic Society Executive Director Mark Perry discusses the health of the St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee.
Water releases from Lake Okeechobee to begin Dec. 7 as groups plea to 'halt these operations'
WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia learned Thursday that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin water releases from Lake Okeechobee next month, setting off another round of concerns from residents and environmental groups.
Water quality poor in estuaries despite no discharges from Lake Okeechobee, expert says
D–minus. That’s the overall water quality score right now in Florida Oceanographic Society's Weekly Water Quality Report on the St. Lucie Estuary and the Southern Indian River Lagoon ecosystem.
'LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK': Here's why billions of gallons of freshwater is dumping into St. Lucie River
Billions of gallons of water filled with runoff from surrounding urban and agricultural areas are dumping into the St. Lucie River after significant rainfall filled the new C-44 Reservoir and surrounding canals to dangerously high levels.
‘We’re all connected to the Everglades’ Foundation showcases personal tales about the Florida Everglades’ impact
With the possible exception of the boundary lands separating Canada and Minnesota, the Florida peninsula is a geographic fabric unlike any other in North America or even the world.
Residents fight golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Martin County leaders, residents and environmentalists are scrambling to halt the development of Jonathan Dickinson State Park, which would include clearing huge swaths of native scrub habitat to build three golf courses.
Treasure Coast environmentalists excited about new Lake Okeechobee discharge schedule
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new Lake Okeechobee water release schedule went into effect on Monday after years of the Corps working with local agencies and other stakeholders to create the new plan. The new discharge schedule is called The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual.
Army Corps finally signs historic new Lake O management plan
The new plan to regulate Lake Okeechobee’s level and curb harmful discharges to the St. Lucie River took effect Monday after five years of work, officials announced Tuesday.
A state agency involved in the restoration of the historic Everglades voted Thursday to spend $6 million on a water quality treatment component to the Caloosahatchee River reservoir, often called C-43.
A state agency involved in the restoration of the historic Everglades voted Thursday to spend $6 million on a water quality treatment component to the Caloosahatchee River reservoir, often called C-43.
