Q: I just bought a property that has a small pond on it. I thought the pond was covered in algae. I was told that it is covered in duckweed. The duckweed is apparently protecting the fish and frogs ...

About a decade after a quickly growing weed and a vicious frog species infested a secluded pond in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco officials say they are close to a solution. Once a crystal-clear ...

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It is a common mistake for folks to think shallow ponds are green because algae is covering the surface of the water. While algae certainly is present, not all green plants near the surface are algae.

A Muscovy cuck is silhouetted against the pond at Girard Park, where a green layer of duckweed has recently blanketed the pond surface, Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Lafayette, La. Ross Gresham, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — The pond at Girard Park is drawing attention due to a thick layer of green vegetation covering nearly its entire surface. Some neighbors have begun to question what’s causing it and ...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma -- Fish need a steady supply of oxygen in the water to survive. Without it, pond owners may find their pond surfaces littered with dead fish. Duckweed can choke out a pond -- and ...

You’ve almost certainly seen this tiny flowering green plant with the oval shape in ponds, lakes and streams, but you might not be certain what it is. That could change soon as the water-cleaning ...

A pond covered by duckweed. New research from the University of Minnesota finds that ponds — especially those covered by duckweed — can be a significant contributor of greenhouse gases into the ...

Starting Monday, workers will skim the surface of the lake at Branch Brook Park to clear away algae in the weed-choked waterway where dozens of fish died last week. Essex County Executive Joseph ...

It might look like pond scum to many of us. But the emerald-green hydroponic plant known as duckweed plays a vital role in cleaning water - and it's having a prolific, beneficial summer at the ...