Algae

Gina LaLiberte from the Wisconsin DNR talks about the increased risk of blue-green algae

Once the ice is out, we get a few weeks of beautiful blue (albeit cold) water - then comes algae season.While not all algae - or even all cyanobacteria -…

Larry Weber has a wrap-up of December, some good news about tomorrow (the sun starts rising earlier!) and a group of Northland residents who weren't just…

The toxic blue-green algae blooms on Lake of the Woods are a human-created problem.And that it's going to take another few decades for the lake to flush…

The good news is the cyclotella algae turning up in sediment samples from the Great Lakes aren't a problem - like blue-green algae is, for example.The bad…

Here's the thing about blue-green algae: it's really a cyanobacteria. You can't identify it by sight or smell, but it could make you sick. Unless you're a…