algae blooms

Ottawa County has released its 5 year Strategic Improvement Plan for its roads, there’s a new dementia symptom checklist, a look at harmful algal blooms in the great lakes region, and more.

Bodies of water that contain algal blooms often appear scummy or have a green shade to them

Iceless lakes could absorb sunlight faster and warm up sooner in the spring. Some biologists speculate that this could lead to earlier and larger blue-green algae blooms, which can be toxic to humans and put a damper on summer tourism.

Two Michigan universities have received state funding to develop technologies that would help identify and track harmful algae blooms in the Great…