Louisiana Officials Prepare for Invasives
A water hyacinth in bloom (wikimedia.org). Though the infestation is lighter than usual this season in the Lafourche Parish Freshwater District, work has already begun to remove water…
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Fewer Severe Harmful Algal Blooms Predicted
Image via i.huffpost.com. Forecasts for severe harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie's western basin are lower than in previous years, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Toxic Bloom off West Coast Largest Ever?
Algae in the baltic sea (image via greenfudge.org). That's what a team of federal biologists from Oregon are trying to figure out. With effects ranging from Central California to British…
Great Lakes Officials Agree to Reduce Phosphorous
Non-native Asian grass carp (wikipedia.org). Leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario have agreed to reduce phosphorous in the Lake Erie basin 40% by 2025. The pledge has been welcomed by…
Toxic Algae Advisory for 10 Kansas Lakes
Image via oswegocountytoday.com. This past Thursday, a public health warning issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment cautioned about high levels of toxic blue-green algae in…
Ramp Closed to Battle Invasive
A bed of stonewort (image via adkwatershed.files.wordpress.com). As part of an effort to eradicate starry stonewort- a nuisance invasive plant- in Little Muskego Lake, local officials…