“Have you seen the Lake recently?” the email sender asked me on Friday. “Somehow the City investment is not working.”
The algae mystery: Swan vs. Waverly Lake
Written June 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
This needs an explanation: How come Albany’s Waverly Lake is once again sporting unsightly rafts of algae while the Swan Lakes, just upstream on Cox Creek, appear to be completely clear?
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: algae, Cox Creek, paddle boats, Swan Lakes, Waverly Lake
Tags: algae, Cox Creek, paddle boats, Swan Lakes, Waverly Lake
Behold the new attraction in Waverly Lake
Written March 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Ah, there it is, the sparking new fountain in Albany’s Waverly Lake!
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, fountain, parks department, Waverly Lake
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, fountain, parks department, Waverly Lake
On Waverly Lake, it’s phase 2 of algae work
Written March 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Thursday’s bike ride took me to Waverly Lake to see if by chance this was the day that work resumed on keeping the lake free of summertime algae. And sure enough, it was.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: aerators, Albany parks, algae, algae prevention, algae removal, fountain, Waverly Lake
Tags: aerators, Albany parks, algae, algae prevention, algae removal, fountain, Waverly Lake
Winter at Waverly Lake: Waiting for aeration
Written February 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s Waverly Lake is a picturesque feature of the cityscape, especially in winter when the water is clear. And city officials have not forgotten about the project to keep it more or less clear of algae year-round.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: aeration, Albany parks, algae, algae control, lake weed control, Waverly Lake
Tags: aeration, Albany parks, algae, algae control, lake weed control, Waverly Lake
No, that’s not a fountain in Waverly Lake
Written December 8th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Just in case you were wondering whether Albany’s Waverly Lake now has a fountain, the answer is no, not yet.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: aerators, Albbany parks, algae, fountain, lake cleanup, Waverly Lake
Tags: aerators, Albbany parks, algae, fountain, lake cleanup, Waverly Lake
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Clearing algae: Waverly Lake looks good
Back in Albany Friday after being away for a week, I read on Facebook that the algae harvesters were back on Waverly Lake. I passed the lake on a bike ride Saturday and, sure enough, almost all of the algae on the lake’s surface were gone.
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, bicycling, water, Waverly Lake