Looking northeast, at an inflow pumping station located near the northeast
corner of Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) 1 West.
Heather Henkel (Former Employee)
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Looking northeast, at an inflow pumping station located near the northeast
corner of Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) 1 West.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.
A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.
A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.
An osprey sitting in its nest atop a channel marker in Florida Bay.
An osprey sitting in its nest atop a channel marker in Florida Bay.
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay.
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay.
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.
Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.
Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.
A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.
A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.
A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.
A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
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Looking northeast, at an inflow pumping station located near the northeast
corner of Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) 1 West.
Looking northeast, at an inflow pumping station located near the northeast
corner of Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) 1 West.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.
A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.
A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.
An osprey sitting in its nest atop a channel marker in Florida Bay.
An osprey sitting in its nest atop a channel marker in Florida Bay.
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay.
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay.
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.
Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.
Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.
A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.
A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.
A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.
A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
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