November 12, 2024 • 47 secs
Sprague Pond in Hyde Park is currently closed to the public due to bacteria algae bloom as the state's Department of Health has stepped in to monitor. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm walking on a dirt path to the edge of
Sprague Pond with folks with an Apponset River Watershed Association.
It's where Paul Hanbury first documented a cyanobacteria algae bloom
along with some dead fish.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
You can compare the water to what it looked like
over there. You can see it's kind of green and merchant.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
What's unusual about this algae bloom is the time of
year it's occurring. Executive director Ian Cook says they typically
appear during warmer months like summertime.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Temperature is such a fundamental thing for ecosystems, for rivers,
for wildlife that it does, it produces a lot of
unintended and unexpected consequences.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Remember if you see a bacteria warning sign, no interacting
with the water and no fishing in Hyde Park. James
Rojas w b Z, Boston's news radio
I'm walking on a dirt path to the edge of
Sprague Pond with folks with an Apponset River Watershed Association.
It's where Paul Hanbury first documented a cyanobacteria algae bloom
along with some dead fish.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
You can compare the water to what it looked like
over there. You can see it's kind of green and merchant.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
What's unusual about this algae bloom is the time of
year it's occurring. Executive director Ian Cook says they typically
appear during warmer months like summertime.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Temperature is such a fundamental thing for ecosystems, for rivers,
for wildlife that it does, it produces a lot of
unintended and unexpected consequences.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Remember if you see a bacteria warning sign, no interacting
with the water and no fishing in Hyde Park. James
Rojas w b Z, Boston's news radio
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