http://www.northescambia.com/2023/11/fwc-to-conduct-partial-drawdown-of-bear-lake-in-santa-rosa-county-beginning-this-month Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2023/11/fwc-to-conduct-partial-drawdown-of-bear-lake-in-santa-rosa-county-beginning-this-month/comment-page-1#comment-529742 Christian Wagley Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:37:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=530241#comment-529742 Bear Lake is considered to be impaired by the state of FL based on years of testing, meaning that the lake does not meet its designated use under FL law. There are too many nutrients in the lake, which causes the overgrowth of plants--algae, plankton, and even shoreline vegetation. This puts the lake into an imbalance and is not healthy. Instead of clear, clean water it can turn murky and will not support a healthy natural system. Nutrients can come from stormwater runoff, fertilizers, septic pollution and other sources. Bear Lake is considered to be impaired by the state of FL based on years of testing, meaning that the lake does not meet its designated use under FL law. There are too many nutrients in the lake, which causes the overgrowth of plants–algae, plankton, and even shoreline vegetation. This puts the lake into an imbalance and is not healthy. Instead of clear, clean water it can turn murky and will not support a healthy natural system. Nutrients can come from stormwater runoff, fertilizers, septic pollution and other sources.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2023/11/fwc-to-conduct-partial-drawdown-of-bear-lake-in-santa-rosa-county-beginning-this-month/comment-page-1#comment-527883 PAULINE Skipper Fri, 10 Nov 2023 02:21:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=530241#comment-527883 Hooray, it has gotten nealy impossible to fish with all the grass and weeds on the shoreline. Hooray, it has gotten nealy impossible to fish with all the grass and weeds on the shoreline.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2023/11/fwc-to-conduct-partial-drawdown-of-bear-lake-in-santa-rosa-county-beginning-this-month/comment-page-1#comment-527776 Yellarhammer Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:04:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=530241#comment-527776 They need to start fertilizing and liming like they used to it make fishing as it needs to. The enviromentalist need to get out of controlling how FWC take cares of our lakes. Just go back to the old ways. They need to start fertilizing and liming like they used to it make fishing as it needs to. The enviromentalist need to get out of controlling how FWC take cares of our lakes. Just go back to the old ways.

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