Today I fished with David Williams and Daniel Bradley from Plano, TX . The lake level has come up and the fish have seem to follow. We had about 30 largemouth bass on Okeechobee today and lost quite a few also. With the sun up, high bright and clear skies it was important to be [...]
Everglades budget, scaled-back construction because of U.S. Sugar deal
July 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Andy Reid |South Florida Sun-Sentinel Doubling the budget for South Florida water managers and potentially shelving some Everglades restoration projects are among the ways proposed to pay for the state’s bid to buyout U.S. Sugar. The South Florida Water Management District on Thursday revealed a plan for a $2.9 billion agency budget — up [...]
Water managers get priorities straight, but what about the St. Johns River?
July 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Years from now, historians may look back upon the month recently concluded as the pivotal moment in the preservation and restoration of the Everglades. Gov. Charlie Crist rocked the environmental world in late June when he announced a tentative deal with U.S. Sugar to purchase 187,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee. The deal, at a [...]
Lake Okeechobee, day 2 of 3
May 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
