Small ponds and lakes are very common in the Tri-State. Whether they are designed for aesthetics or stocked for fishing, ponds and lakes offer lifelong enjoyment for many home and small farm owners.

Blue Green Algae on West Lake Okoboji. (photo by Sheila Brummer) The executive director of the Iowa Regents’ Lakeside Lab says they’re seeing an increase in toxic blue-green algae in the Great Lakes.

Plymouth is warning both people and their pets to stay out of six ponds due to cyanobacteria blooms, also known as blue-green algae, in the water. The town currently has six ponds that have tested ...

Recently the Duval County Health Department issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae in the St. Johns River. The cause of the bloom has been attributed to excess nutrients in the river, ...

A toxic red algae bloom prompted Wake Forest officials to close public access to Joyner Park Pond on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Town of Wake Forest The Town of Wake Forest closed access to Joyner Park ...

Stratford officials are warning residents to avoid Brewster and Longbrook ponds after a harmful blue-green algae bloom was detected. Warning signs have been posted at both locations advising people ...