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… project with the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance in June, gathering samples to be analyzed for nutrients and algae, and promoting use of a algae observation form, thanks to funding from the NYS … Read More

… could enter the water supply if not managed properly, and the algal blooms are a symptom of excess nutrients from lawn fertilizers, street runoff, treated sewage discharges, or other sources. … Read More

… State Water Quality Standards if they inhibit recreation or aesthetics and are caused by excessive nutrients. Today, we had our first report filled out, for an algal bloom on the Esopus Creek near … Read More

… pours out of, along with sewage from a large swath of the Bronx when it rains. The sewage provides nutrients for algae to thrive, injecting oxygen into the water; when they die, they suck all the … Read More

… River Estuary Program-funded projects to track sources of fecal pollution and to measure algae and nutrients with the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance. On May 23, John and Carol complete the … Read More

… bacterium used to assess water quality for swimming and other recreation; sediment loading; nutrients and other indicators of water quality. This is in some ways a reboot of a water quality … Read More

… River Watershed Alliance to use our community science model to gather information about algae, nutrients or other relevant water quality parameters. Funding for aspects of this effort come from … Read More

… topics including the geologic history of the Mohawk River, the Mohawk River Valley as a source of nutrients and sediments to the Estuary, the history of and current role of the Eric Canal system, … Read More

… could also be relevant since bass may migrate up and downstream throughout the year. Sediment, nutrients and pesticides emanating from this region are known causes of stress downstream. There is … Read More