Large swathes of green algae have become a common sight across several Montana rivers this summer, raising questions about what’s causing the blooms and how rec ...

Many people are noticing large swaths of green, wavy agal blooms in Montana waters this summer.Experts say it is called ...

An infrequent but troublesome problem in East Texas ponds is blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria. These microscopic aquatic ...

One of the most common is filamentous algae. Algae are single-cell organisms that reproduce and join together into long, hair-like strands that typically grow close to the surface.

The filamentous algae is the kind that starts growing on the bottom of a pond, then separates to float up and makes large clumps or rafts of fibrous algae on the surface. This algae is unsightly ...

Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships—with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution.

May 30—WORTHINGTON — The mild winter brought an abundance of filamentous algae growth to Lake Okabena in Worthington. Dan Livdahl, Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District Administrator, suspects the ...

Green water and string algae or blanket weed are two types of algae that are often a nuisance for pond owners, says Cathy Green, owner of Grassland Aquatics. The kind of algae in a garden pond ...

The filamentous algae grow on the bottom then floats to the top. I always think of it as the “green, slime” hung up on my lures when I go fishing.

According to the county's health department, HABs can often be confused with filamentous algae, which are not harmful but can also collect on the water's surface like HABs.