Alex MacLean

Exhibitions: THREE PHOTOGRAPHERS/THREE PUBLICATIONS

<b>Lake Okeechobee, FL</b>Owing to drought, the private docks of these new homes are no longer usable. As a side effect of water-level recession, the town of Okeechobee has also lost out on fishing tourism. In 2007, 1.9 million cubic yards of arsenic-laden mud was removed from the lake floor to reveal a more natural, sandy bottom, which should improve water clarity and habitability for plant and animal species.<b></b><b></b>Ref #: 070604-0118
Lake Okeechobee, FL
Owing to drought, the private docks of these new homes are no longer usable. As a side effect of water-level recession, the town of Okeechobee has also lost out on fishing tourism. In 2007, 1.9 million cubic yards of arsenic-laden mud was removed from the lake floor to reveal a more natural, sandy bottom, which should improve water clarity and habitability for plant and animal species.

Ref #: 070604-0118