It is a common mistake for folks to think shallow ponds are green because algae is covering the surface of the water. While algae certainly is present, not all green plants near the surface are algae.

A green layer of duckweed blankets the surface of the pond at Girard Park Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Lafayette, La. Ross Gresham, parks and recreation maintenance manager, said the duckweed is an ...

One of my favorite places to kayak is a mile or so above a small hydroelectric dam. The river tends to get warm and sluggish during these dog days of summer. Kayaking over the weekend, it certainly ...

NORRISTOWN >> Runners and bicyclists on the Schuylkill River Trail have watched the green stuff grow all summer. It stayed close to the riverbanks at first, but in places, as the days grew hotter, it ...

LAKE MICHIGAN, Mich. — A supervisor at the surface water assessment section of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the green material seen in parts of Lake Michigan is nothing ...

The other day, I was driving over a bridge in Two Rivers and was surprised to see the surface of the lower West Twin River covered with a light green haze of algae. I was also told that the East Twin ...

Alligators are known as stealth creatures. And a video shared recently on Facebook by Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Austwell, Texas, offers a stunning case in point. Entering shallow water ...

The Dismal Swamp Canal will reopen Tuesday under restricted conditions. The Army Corps of Engineers closed it more than a year ago, after damage from Hurricane Matthew.Donna Stewart, director of the ...

A town's historic canal network was engulfed by a vivid green layer of duckweed. The Basin's typically clear waters took on a swamp-like appearance due to the recent bloom. A combination of high ...