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Talking Water Gardens: no camps inside, but …

Written February 18th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 18 responses.

Talking Water Gardens, the wetlands Albany built in 2012, was all but deserted Wednesday afternoon, empty and almost completely clean. But that’s not the whole story.

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Broken fencing and open gates

Written September 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 4 responses.

The fence around the Talking Water Gardens has provided fodder for his blog for years. It is providing this valuable service once again.

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No more ‘talking’ at Water Gardens

Written December 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 21 responses.

Talking Water Gardens once was hailed as an environmental success. But now, as a system to further treat already treated wastewater, it has been shut down.

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Waiting for new bridge: three more years

Written August 6th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Comments: one response.

Because it’s on my bike route, the decrepit bridge across Cox Creek on Waverly Drive in Albany has been on my mind for years. It should be replaced, but getting this done will take a while longer.

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Corona Days: Meanwhile at Talking Waters

Written April 3rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 16 responses.

Albany’s Talking Water Gardens remain open to the public during the corona crisis, but visitors may find the waters silent, and lower than they used to be. What’s going on?

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