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Years of sediments washing down the Kissimmee River have resulted in a mud pit chock-full of algae-causing phosphorous and covering 300,000 cubic yards of Lake Okeechobee’s bottom.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection:
www.dep.state.fl.usLee County:
www.lee-county.comSanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF):
http://www.sccf.org
Action Plan:
A plan that describes what needs to be done and when it needs to be completed.
Blue-Green Algae:
A type of algae natural to our area that blooms in the climatic and nutrient conditions it finds favorable.
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