#An Ecological History of Souther Lake Okeechobee
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jthurlow · 6 years ago
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Southern Lake Okeechobee's Custard Apple Swamp, an Ecological History by Zachariah A. Cosner
Southern Lake Okeechobee’s Custard Apple Swamp, an Ecological History by Zachariah A. Cosner
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Photographer Sarah Brown’s wonderful images of Ritta Island give us a feeling of what the ancient custard apple forest of Lake Okeechobee must have been like. The 32,000 acres of trees along the southern rim of the lake is something we can only imagine, as this highly important forest was eradicated for agricultural purposes.  Zac Cosner’s work below gives great insights into the function and…
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