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Lake Okeechobee Report

Lake Okeechobee 2007 Report: Everything in Harmony, Restoration Needs

Solutions exist for healing Lake Okeechobee, the liquid heart of the Everglades. The following Audubon materials detail our assessment of the Lake’s needs and our bold proposals for restoration.

Lake Okeechobee 2007 Report

Eight for the Lake Flyer

Eight for the Lake Poster

Lake Okeechobee 2006 State of the Lake Report

In recent years, Lake Okeechobee has suffered from hurricane-deepened water levels and intense water quality problems, and has been forced to discharge harmful pulses of freshwater to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries. The symptoms are clear-- water management in South Florida isn't working for the lake-- but the causes of and solutions to these problems are complex at best.

To help inform citizens and public servants about the issues, Audubon of Florida has released "Lake Okeechobee: A Synthesis of Information and Recommendations for Its Restoration." In a single document, this report illustrates the history and causes of Lake Okeechobee's problems, and makes meaningful recommendations for restoration.

Executive Summary and Contents (286 kb PDF)
Chapter 1: Resources of Lake Okeechobee (3.2 MB PDF)
Chapter 2: Water Resources Management (228 kb PDF)
Chapter 3: Water Quality (193 kb PDF)
Chapter 4: Nuisance and Exotic Species (132 kb PDF)
Chapter 5: References and Glossary (96 kb PDF)
Appendix A: Kissimmee River Restoration (626 kb PDF)
Appendix B: Management Needs of the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and Lake Istokpoga (180 kb PDF)