NOAA satellite imagery indicates most of Lake Okeechobee has no or low potential for blue-green algal blooms ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/1/23 |
Claiming there have been threats against spraying contractors, FWC has stopped posting herbicide spraying plans online in advance ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/22/23 |
Despite concerns about the nutrient load carried into Lake Okeechobee from Hurricane Ian in 2022 and the extreme hot weather this summer …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/18/23 |
South Florida’s sugarcane, vegetable, fruit and rice farmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) achieved a 63 percent annual phosphorus reduction ...
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8/17/23
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Lake Okeechobee continues its summer rise as heavy rainfall directly into the big lake adds to the inflow from the Kissimmee River basin.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/4/23 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has “banked” nearly 2 feet of extra water in Lake Okeechobee in the past year.
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Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/4/23 |
This fall, thousands of Glades-area students will be heading back to school with new...
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7/28/23
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Loxahatchee, Florida is home to a unique attraction many do not know exists.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/26/23 |
Algal blooms appear to be calming down on Lake Okeechobee, at least for now. The July 6 satellite image from NOAA …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/7/23 |
Rainfall continues to push the Lake Okeechobee higher with very little water leaving the Big O …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/30/23 |
Lake Okeechobee continues to rise due to wet season rainfall.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/16/23 |
Lake O may be ripe for harmful algal blooms (HABs) this summer, but state agencies are working hard to prevent another “lost summer.”
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/7/23 |
THE GLADES – Florida’s only rice mill, owned by Florida Crystals Corporation in western Palm Beach County, is converting sunlight to renewable energy for its operations via its …
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5/31/23
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Governor Ron DeSantis has just signed into law that some say will make it more difficult for some Floridians to vote.
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/24/23 |
The Glades Day Gators varsity baseball team punched their ticket to the district championship this week.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/3/23 |
In this Halloween True Okee special… Stories of strange creatures and ghosts surround the area around Lake Okeechobee.
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By Richard Marion
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10/29/21
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In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/21 |