Annual maintenance of Chautauqua Lake takes a lot of time, effort, money, and of course equipment to get the job done. This ...

What had been one of Eden Prairie’s most popular beaches has been off limits to swimmers for about three years. After closing early for several summers, Eden Prairie ended swimming following the 2003 ...

I was standing by Coeur d’Alene Lake on a fall day, taking in the beautiful view, when a woman passing by asked me, “Has the ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season in northeast Wisconsin is underway, and while water clarity has been a major challenge, ...

The Army Corps of Engineers released over 43.36 billion gallons of water into the St. Lucie River from Dec. 7 through Jan. 23 ...

Did you know that one pound of phosphorus from excessive fertilization can produce anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds of algae if that phosphorus reaches a lake or river? Reducing excessive ...

When the summer sun shines and temperatures climb, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algal blooms. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reminded people this week that some ...

This essay is a follow up on the photograph published in the Jan. 16 Commonwealth (pictured above) that showed duckweed ...

Pollution-reduction projects in the IRL have reduced lagoon pollution by more than 800,000 pounds of excess nitrogen.

There are rumors that the Florida Wildlife Commission had been sprayin’ the lake, but the FWC has reported that the fish kill is due to an algae bloom.

The highly anticipated sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago is set to begin this Saturday, February 8. After a challenging season in 2024 due to ...

Local and state agencies are investigating the cause of a mass fish kill that was discovered in Lake Apopka last weekend. “The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the lead ...