Agri-Business Association Water Quality Campaign
Excess run-off speeds up the eutrophic process, decreasing water quality and aging ponds prematurely. The Michigan Agri-Business Association, an agricultural trade group, has launched a…
The Stewards of Water Blog
Country-Sized Algal Bloom in Arabian Sea
Ceratium furca, a dinoflagellate. By Minami Himemiya - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4975413 While large algal blooms aren't as uncommon as they…
Student Duckweed Project to International Competition
Duckweed, Lemna minor. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia.org Two groups of students from Burnsville High School will be attending international competitions after winning in regional contests, and one…
Invasive Species Art Contest
www.wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/invasives . Sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's (CDFW) Invasive Species Program as part of the 2017 California Invasive Species…
Mass. - Sonar Helps Control Hydrilla
Hydrilla. Public domain, Wikimedia.org "It is important to use Sonar (a brand of the aquatic herbicide, fluridone) if we do not want hydrilla to get out of control," said Town of Barnstable…
Red Algae Older than Previously Believed
A type of contemporary red algae ( Laurencia sp.). Image credit: Eric Guinther, Wikimedia.org Researchers from the Swedish Museum of Natural History have pushed back the date of the…