and the South Florida Water Management District announced on Thursday they were conducting a prescribed burn in the Moore Haven Marsh, which is located on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

As anglers begin heading to the second event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate to take a look at what ...

Clewiston, Florida: Birder Steve Buczynski heads out on his paddleboard from the Public Access Boat Ramp in Clewiston toward Lake Okeechobee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has started ...

An estimated 1.3M alligators can be found in Florida. In April, mating season begins. Here are safety tips to know, plus top ...

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square-mile surface during the summer, producing toxic vapors and waterborne poisons potent enough to kill pets, or send ...

U.S. Sugar Corp., Okeelanta Corp. (Florida Crystals) and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative lost their lawsuit. Sugar farmers sued over how much Lake Okeechobee water is available to them for crop ...

Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee ... a water quality professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. "They're trying to mimic rainfall ...

The Caloosahatchee River Estuary in Southwest Florida will continue to have a release of water from Lake Okeechobee.Maximum practicable releases south will continue.The Army Corps of Engineers ...

Nutrient pollution from the discharge fueled a deadly red tide that killed dozens of Florida manatees. Lake Okeechobee experiences the most widespread and sustained blue-green algae blooms, but ...

Lake Okeechobee's water level is declining ... a water quality professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. "They're trying to mimic rainfall and that's good enough for water flow in the river.