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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Albany budgets for clearing Waverly Lake

Written June 28th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Unwanted plant growth in Waverly Lake is making its annual summertime comeback, and the Albany parks department will deal with the problem as it did the last two years.


And as for the duck, well, read on

Written May 1st, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Wednesday’s story about the suspension this summer of paddle boat rentals on Albany’s Waverly Lake prompted a few questions along the lines of “Too bad, but what about the duck?”


No paddle boats at Waverly Lake this year

Written April 30th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Last spring a sign at Waverly Lake caught my eye, so I got off the bike and took its picture. Now the sign’s message has been superseded by events.


Behold the light in the middle of the lake

Written December 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On the third of December I reported that the new fountain in Albany’s Waverly Lake might soon be lighted in color again. Tonight I finally thought to confirm that that’s the case.


Clearing algae: Waverly Lake looks good

Written August 31st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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.


At Waverly Lake, algae problem returns

Written August 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

“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?


 
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