PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two dog deaths have been connected to a type of harmful algae that’s new to the Columbia River, Clark County Public Health officials warn. The discovery of benthic algal mats ...

Health officials in Washington and Oregon are warning pet owners about a new kind of algae that was discovered in the Columbia River. It’s called benthic algae, and it typically grows on rocks.

For decades, public health messaging around toxic algae blooms in Oregon and Washington have painted a clear picture of what to avoid: warm, stagnant lakes and ponds where planktonic algae colonies ...

A mat of benthic green and blue-green algae removed from the bottom of the Shenandoah River was collected during a harmful algal bloom. This type of algae was first found in the Columbia River in late ...

Clark County Public Health is warning residents of new dangers related to algae growths in local waterways. Benthic (that is, at the bottom of a body of water) algal mats found along the Columbia ...

Despite their trophic importance and potential importance as bioindicators of stream condition, benthic algae have not been well studied in California. In particular there are few studies from small ...

Sixty-six species of benthic algae are recorded as epiphytes on the 4 species of seagrasses that form extensive beds in the Anclote estuary near Tarpon Springs, Florida Gulf coast. Monthly field ...

Parts of the Cascades have been blanketed with over a foot of snow in the past 24 hours, but more snow means more risk of injury. Mallory Barbour murder solved after investigation leads to arrest of ...