Title | Event: Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Water, Habitat, & Public Outreach Working Group Meeting | Location | Location: See Below for Details | Start Time | Start Date/Time: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 9:00:00 AM |
Description | Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative
Water, Habitat and Public Outreach Working Group Meeting
June 2, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm
In-person Meeting
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
Vista Center 4th Floor Training Room
2300 North Jog Road, West Palm Beach FL 33411
Virtual Link Option
WEB EX [External Link] https://pbc-gov.webex.com/pbc-gov/j.php?MTID=mae554a01b64b223a0c1feb43f945bf59
Meeting number (access code): 2306 401 8693
Meeting password: LAGOON
Dial-in by Phone
1-904-900-2303 US Toll (JAX)
1-844-621-3956 US Toll Free
AGENDA
I. Welcome and Introductions Mayra Ashton & Kylie Ariotti, PBC ERM & Elizabeth Pudlak, SFWMD
II. Analysis of Surface Water Flow to the Impaired Lake Worth Lagoon Estuary, Florida, USA(EPA GRANT 03409224) Randy Parkinson, Florida International University; Oluwatosin Orimolade, Graduate Research Assistant
III. Critical Source Areas for Land-Based Sources of Pollution Ali Ebrahimian, Florida International University
V. Who’s Hanging Around the Lagoon? A Look at Its Standout Birds TJ Steinhoff, PBC Environmental Resources Management
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VI. Respecting the Locals: Safeguarding Sea Turtles & Their Habitats Valerie Guidoni Tovar, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
VII. Darker Beaches & Brighter Minds – How Educating PBC Residents has Sparked Change in Lighting Compliance Casie Hain, PBC ERM
VIII. Why So Yellow? Sabrina Fischer, PBC ERM
IX. PBC- Environmental Resources Management Project Updates Mayra Ashton & Sabrina Fischer, PBC ERM
- Bonefish Cove Restoration Update
- Lake Worth Lagoon Seagrass Restoration
- Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Legislative Funding Request
X. General Announcements, Upcoming Meetings and LWLI Events
- LWLI Steering Committee Meeting –June 10th, 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 October 13, 2026, 9:00am-12pm, SFWMD B-1 Auditorium
Networking opportunity Bring your lunch and network with attendees after the meeting.
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 methodologies 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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