[USA] Minnesota’s first confirmed infestation of starry stonewort has generated a coordinated response to stopping the invasive grass-like algae in Lake Koronis. Continue reading Starry stonewort discovery prompts efforts to stop algae
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Lakebed vacuuming latest tactic against invasive starry stonewort algae
[USA] Clad in a wet suit and submerged to his chin, Jon Bunn sweeps a six-inch vacuum hose across the lake bottom, sucking up aquatic weeds and some sediment in an attempt to halt the spread of the invasive starry stonewort algae from Little Muskego Lake’s Hillview Bay. Continue reading Lakebed vacuuming latest tactic against invasive starry stonewort algae
Invasive algae starry stonewort affects Minnesota lakes
[USA] Minnesota lakes are invaded by starry stonewort, an invasive species of algae that is dangerous both for the native lake weed and the fish that live in the lake. Continue reading Invasive algae starry stonewort affects Minnesota lakes
New York Botanical Garden is canvassing Maine's lakes to look for invasive algae and document native species
[USA] A team from the New York Botanical Garden is in Maine this summer documenting species of algae while searching for an invasive species that has decimated lakes in their home state.
“We’re finding good diversity,” said the Continue reading New York Botanical Garden is canvassing Maine's lakes to look for invasive algae and document native species
GoPro video: Watch divers take on invasive algae in Little Muskego Lake
[USA] Little Muskego Lake officials are dismayed by the virulent growth of the lake-killing starry stonewort lake algae that was only discovered in the lake last fall.
Volunteer diver Rob Glazier, a former Continue reading GoPro video: Watch divers take on invasive algae in Little Muskego Lake
Divers to try removing invasive algae from Wisconsin lake
MUSKEGO, Wis. (AP) – Community members and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are fighting back against an invasive algae found last year in a Waukesha County lake.
The type of algae called starry Continue reading Divers to try removing invasive algae from Wisconsin lake
Invasive algae found for the first time in a Wisconsin lake
An invasive algae spreading quickly through Michigan inland lakes has been found for the first time in Wisconsin — in Little Muskego Lake in Waukesha County.
The state Department of Natural Continue reading Invasive algae found for the first time in a Wisconsin lake