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Florida Wildlife Magazine: Lake Okeechobee Recover
Article by Carolee Boyles about the effects of high water levels and the project to reduce the level.
Friends of the Everglades
Works to protect, preserve and restore the entire Everglades ecosytem through legal advocation, environmental education, and activism. Action alerts and contact information.
Polk Online: Lake Okeechobee is Choking to Death a
Karin Meadows reports on the high water levels, effects of fertilizer runoff, and the controversies over possible solutions.
SFWMD: Lake Okeechobee
Current water levels and navigation, management reports [PDF], and links.
SFWMD: Lake Okeechobee Drainage Basin
Ecological conditions of the lake, with photographs.
SFWMD: Lake Okeechobee Watershed Management
Photographs, FAQ, maps, environmental conditions, projects and plans, message boards for scientists, engineers, and public feedback, and links.
St. Petersburg Times: Welcome to Dike Okeechobee
Julie Hauserman reports on the history and current conditions of the dike, plans of the US Army Corp of Engineers, and the community response.