Palm Beach County and its partners have updated the 1998 Lake
Worth Lagoon Management Plan. The 2008 Lake Worth Lagoon Management Plan update
will serve as a blueprint in managing and restoring the Lake Worth Lagoon
in the next five years. Copies of the draft 2008 Lake Worth Lagoon Management
Plan are available at the link above.
Lake Worth Lagoon Mission Statement
To restore, conserve and manage the Lake Worth Lagoon ecosystem to a level
of quality to obtain measurable and significant improvements to the Lagoon’s
water and sediment quality; to provide habitat for native plants, fish and wildlife,
and aesthetic, recreational and economic benefits for the residents and visitors
of Palm Beach County; and to encourage, develop and promote a partnership of
public and private interests to manage the Lagoon.
(Adopted by the Lake Worth Lagoon Steering Committee on May 21, 1997)
Coastal Resources
