Lake Tahoe’s Clarity Improves
Lake Tahoe, from Nevada (wikimedia.org) According to the Secchi disk recently dunked in Lake Tahoe, the lake's water clarity has improved. First used in the mid-1800s by Angelo Secchi, an…
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More News Reports Raise Warning Signs About Toxic Algae
Since avian vacuolar myelinopathy, or AVM, was discovered in 1994, 76 dead eagles and hundreds of coots and other water birds at Thurmond Lake in Georgia have been attributed to the disease. The full…
Traverse City Phragmites Caught Early
Phragmites australis (wikimedia.org) Maureen Pfaller, program director at the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, knows the importance of catching phragmites early. "It takes over…
Black Lake, NY, Receives $100,000 to Fight AIS
Black Lake, NY (media-cdn.tripadvisor.com) Located in St. Lawrence County, the popular lake is receiving funds to help control Eurasian watermilfoil, which in recent years has disrupted water…
Ohio Senators Want EPA Guidelines for Toxic Algae
The bill would require the U.S. EPA to issue guidelines for acceptable toxin levels in drinking water. The bill, prompted by Toledo’s recent drinking water ban, asks the EPA to develop their own…
The State of Hydrilla in Lake Oliver, Georgia
Hydrilla (src.sfasu.edu) Hydrilla did pretty well on the Alabama side of Lake Oliver this summer, and Georgia Power, the lake’s steward, is trying to spread information and advice to the…