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Seeing smoke in St. Lucie County? A prescribed burn by Lake Okeechobee causing smoke, ash

TCPalm 20 Mar 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is conducting a prescribed burn west of Lake Okeechobee.The prescribed burn is expected to cover 28,000 acres.Residents in St.
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FWC to conduct prescribed burn on Lake Okeechobee (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

Public Technologies 20 Mar 2025
FWC to conduct prescribed burn on Lake Okeechobee ... Application of prescribed burning is part of an integrated management approach on Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest lake. Lake Okeechobee is managed in partnership with the FWC, SFWMD, and U.S.
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Why are all these birds on Lake Okeechobee? Why lake releases are helping

The Palm Beach Post 20 Mar 2025
Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee, and pulse releases are ongoing to feed the river's delicate estuary ... Lake Okeechobee was artificially connected to the Caloosahatchee and St.
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The Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival gears up in Okeechobee this weekend

WPTV 19 Mar 2025
OKEECHOBEE, Fla.The Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival is gearing up for this weekend. Buckle up and get ready for the Island Off-Road Jeep Music Festival, rolling into Okeechobee from March 21 to March 23 ... A Highlight. Show & Shine Competition ... .
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Army Corps: Lake Okeechobee discharges to St. Lucie River could end before oysters spawn

Naples Daily News 17 Mar 2025
What are Lake Okeechobee discharges? ... Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St ... They kill algae, but they often kill a lot of other stuff," he told TCPalm in 2020.Managing Lake Okeechobee discharges.
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Family of 4, including 1 child, displaced in Okeechobee County mobile home fire

WPTV 15 Mar 2025
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — A family of four, including one child, has been displaced after their mobile home caught fire in Okeechobee County early Saturday. American Red Cross ... .
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Family displaced, others impacted following severe thunderstorm in Okeechobee County

WPTV 11 Mar 2025
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — Intense straight-line winds tore through Okeechobee County Monday afternoon, causing considerable damage and even displacing a family of four in the Little Farms community.
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'It's the last thing we own': Okeechobee family at risk of homelessness after damage from storm

WPTV 11 Mar 2025
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a heart-wrenching tale of resilience you'll see only on WPTV, an Okeechobee family is teetering on the edge of homelessness following severe storm damage to their home.
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'Strong wind event' damages homes in Okeechobee County

WPTV 10 Mar 2025
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla.First responders in Okeechobee County are assessing damage after strong storms blew through the area early Monday afternoon ... Okeechobee County Emergency Management is currently calling it a "strong wind event.".
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Fire Weather Watch in effect for areas along the Treasure Coast, Okeechobee County starting Thursday

WPTV 05 Mar 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A fire watch has been issued starting Thursday at 11 a.m ... and includes Okeechobee, Indian River, St ... .
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Lake Okeechobee discharges 'killing' St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Oceanographic Society director says

WPTV 03 Mar 2025
He recalls growing up on the Treasure Coast before what now seem to be routine water releases from a swollen Lake Okeechobee ... Lake Okeechobee discharges continue to impact estuaries Lake Okeechobee discharges 'killing' St.
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Restoring aquatic vegetation on Lake Okeechobee key to cleaner water, fisherman says

WPTV 03 Mar 2025
LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla.Scott Martin is a professional angler who has Lake Okeechobee water flowing through his veins ... Martin said vegetation — submerged and above the surface — once covered up to 70,000 acres of Lake Okeechobee.
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