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.

Suffolk County health officials are warning residents and their pets to stay away from several lakes and ponds on the East End where additional discoveries of the toxic algae, known as cyanobacteria, ...

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.

GUILFORD, CT (WFSB) - The state warned people that waterways at some state parks may be contaminated with a toxic algae bloom. Quonnipaug Lake in Guilford has been a popular place for people to fish, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...