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  • Taking it to the Swamp – Barley Barber Revisited

    Taking it to the Swamp – Barley Barber Revisited

    This January a protest was staged at the entrance of Barley Barber Swamp in Martin County Florida.  Barley Barber is currently under the stewardship of Florida Power and Light.  The Protest was held to ask FP&L to re-open the swamp for public use and for FP&L to provide adequate and unbiased proof as to the [...]

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  • A Lake Dumps Thru It…The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee

    A Lake Dumps Thru It…The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee

    Today,  murky golden water dropped down into the Saint Lucie River as the Army Corps of Engineers decided to release water from Lake Okeechobee for the first time in over 2 years. The Saint Lucie River was making a comeback and now it may have to fight back again to ward off the wrath of [...]

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  • The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee

    The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee

    Today’s  5:00 pm update from NOAA  has shown a notable change in the projected track of Tropical Storm Hanna, which could potentially dump more water into the newly revived  Lake Okeechobee.  In all her fury Tropical Storm Fay did  make up for 2 years of drought by increasing Lake “O” by  over 2 feet to [...]

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