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Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative
Water, Habitat and Public Outreach Working Group Meeting
February 10, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm
In-person Meeting
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Nature Center Meeting Room
10900 Jack Nicklaus Dr, North Palm Beach, FL
Virtual Link Option
WEB EX [External Link] Meeting number (access code): 2314 605 5170 Meeting password: lagoon
Meeting Agenda
I. Welcome and Introductions
Mayra Ashton & Kylie Ariotti, PBC ERM & Elizabeth Pudlak, SFWMD
II. Island in Time- An Overview of John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Andy Flanner, MacArthur Beach State Park
III. Seagrass and Oyster Monitoring in the Lake Worth Cove
Tom Chesnes, PBAU
IV. Lagoon Drift: The New Interactive Dashboard
Laura Jessop, ANGARI Foundation
V. 2026 Lake Worth Lagoon Summer Educator Workshop
Kylie Ariotti, PBC ERM
VI. Lake Worth Inlet Flood Shoal Channel Dredging
Florida Inland Navigation District
VII. DBHYDRO Overview and Lake Worth Lagoon Water Quality
Jimmy Councilman, SFWMD
VIII. PBC-ERM Project Updates in the Lake Worth Lagoon
Eric Anderson, Sabrina Fischer, and Mayra Ashton, PBC ERM
IX. Vertical Oyster Gardening in Lake Worth Lagoon
Tom Twyford, Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation
- Networking opportunity after today’s meeting. String an
oyster garden with Tom Twyford and the Palm Beach County
Fishing Foundation.
- Bring your lunch and enjoy the Park and network with attendees.
IIX. General Announcements, Upcoming Meetings and LWLI Events
- LWLI Steering Committee – February 18, 2026, 2:00-4:00pm, Storch Conference Room, SFWMD
- Next LWLI Water, Habitat and Public Outreach Working Group, meetings with both in person and virtual options
- June 2, 2026, 9:00am-12pm, location TBD
- October 13, 2026, 9:00am-12pm, location TBD
This group was created as an informal forum for the exchange of information about the Lake Worth Lagoon. We hope to increase our collective awareness of enhancement and monitoring efforts and discuss opportunities and ethodologies to restore and protect Lagoon resources. Everyone with an interest in the Lagoon is encouraged to attend and participate. Though we do not vote on any issues, nor make recommendations as a group to any decision-making body, we do expect that ideas generated by these discussions will result in collaborative efforts that enhance the Lagoon and raise public awareness of its valuable resources.
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