Most of Albany’s Waverly Lake looked remarkably clean one evening this week, which was a surprise after several sunny days with high temperatures between 80 and 90 degrees.
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.
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Tags: Albany city budget, Albany parks budget, algae harvesters, clearing Waverly Lake. algae, Waverly Lake
Tags: Albany city budget, Albany parks budget, algae harvesters, clearing Waverly Lake. algae, Waverly Lake
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?”
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Tags: Albany parks, duck repairs, duck's return, Waverly duck, Waverly Lake
Tags: Albany parks, duck repairs, duck's return, Waverly duck, Waverly Lake
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 Now the sign’s message has been superseded by events.
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Tags: Albany parks, paddle boats, parks and recreation, Waverly Lake, Waverly Park
Tags: Albany parks, paddle boats, parks and recreation, Waverly Lake, Waverly Park
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.
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Tags: Albany Avenue, Albany parks, colored lights, fountain, Pacific Boulevard, Salem Avenue, water feature, Waverly Lake
Tags: Albany Avenue, Albany parks, colored lights, fountain, Pacific Boulevard, Salem Avenue, water feature, Waverly Lake
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.
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Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, bicycling, water, Waverly Lake
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, bicycling, water, Waverly Lake
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Waverly Lake cleared for another summer
For the third summer in a row, a company has cleared Albany’s Waverly Lake of virtually all of its unwanted growth of water plants and algae.
Tags: Albany parks, Aquatic Harvesting, Waverly Lake