AUSTIN (KXAN) — Blue-green algae is back in Austin’s waterways as temperatures in Central Texas warms up.
Austin Watershed Protection said in a Tuesday press release that it spotted thick mats of potentially toxic blue-green algae near Red Bud Isle on Lady Bird Lake and at Walsh Boat Landing on Lake Austin. Samples were collected at all six monitoring sites on the lakes for testing.
Austin Watershed said the mats usually look like dark blobs floating on the surface and can be mixes of different kinds of algae, and may be mixed in with aquatic vegetation…