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.

Along with the many delights that a pond brings to the garden can come a problem or two as well. And probably the knottiest problem that pond owners face is algae. This slimy stuff clouds the water ...

Kansas State University fisheries and aquatics specialist Joe Gerken said dead fish in a pond could be a result of algae that robs the pond of oxygen. Gerken said filamentous algae –commonly called ...

Officials are warning pet owners about algae discovered in a pond at a popular New Jersey dog park that could be deadly to animals. On Monday, Camden County officials were notified after the New ...

MOORESTOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A Burlington County pond has been closed to the public because of toxic algae in the water, and now officials want people to be on the lookout for the dangerous algae in ...

EASTHAMPTON — A potentially dangerous algae bloom, detected in Nashawannuck Pond late last week, has surfaced in Lower Mill Pond as well, officials said. The Health Department, in a post on its ...

A day after Worcester announced Shore Park Beach was closed due to high bacteria levels, the city announced another closing on Wednesday along with a treatment plan to limit toxin-producing algae.

Harmful algae known as cyanobacteria were found at two Natick ponds this week - South Pond of Lake Cochituate and Fiske Pond - and more bodies of water keep getting added to that harmful list. Long ...

Algae blooms are believed responsible for a recent fish kill in Pacheco Pond, near Novato. Local wildlife experts were called on Aug. 30 to reports of about 20 lifeless fish floating on the 120-acre ...