Guides offer first-hand account of changes
Scientists and conservationists say fixing freshwater-starved Florida Bay involves relinking Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades. Itâs the solution to regional watershed restoration. Awaiting that solution are the fishing guides whose livelihoods are tied to the bay. The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir is a major Everglades restoration project that gives Florida Bay advocates assurance of getting more fresh water south. The reservoir plans include a water storage area on more than 10,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee, where freshwater will be held for cleaning before being released...
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