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SUMMER FUN
AT THE 2008 ALLSTATE MILK CARTON DERBY AT GREEN LAKE
Sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company, the July 5 Green Lake Milk Carton
Races featured nearly 100 crazy craft boats of all shapes and sizes competing
for $10,000 in prizes. On-shore activities included tethered hot-air balloon
rides at lower Woodland, a Children's Show at noon, Sea Gals signing autographs,
pig petting and a bounce house, with plenty of food lining the shore.
See the Seafair
web site for more great pictures. Water quality is key to the enjoyment
of Green Lake's popular activities, and the water is clean and clear,
thanks to the alum treatment. (Pictures by Kristina Stewart, Gayle Garman.)
SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN PUBLIC TESTIMONY RECEIVED AT JUNE
26 MEETING
The Park Board met on Thursday, June 26 in the Park Board Room, 100
Dexter Ave. N (the Parks administration building in Denny Park). The agenda
included public testimony on the
draft Strategic Action Plan. The finalized version will be online
at the Park Board web site.
When community input was requested on the Stategic Action Plan, Friends
of Greenlake submitted a letter to new Parks Superintendent Timothy
Gallagher asking for a consolidation of responsibility for the diverse
aspects of Green Lake management currently scattered among city, county,
and state entities. The 2007 Annual
Report can be viewed at the Seattle
Parks website.
REPORT TOXIC BLUE-GREEN ALGAE
BLOOMS
Toxic blue-green algae looks pea-green in this Feb. 2008 Green Lake
photo.
The Washington Dept of Ecology has started a program to test blue-green
algae blooms for toxicity. Any blooms in Green Lake should be reported
so they can be recorded and tested. The bloom usually looks pea-green,
and can be scum or filaments or small spheres. As the cells die, they
can release pigment that is a striking blue, as seen in the photo below.
Digital photos help document the bloom and can determine whether to sample.
Contact Gayle Garman/Richard Fleming (206-525-1974), Sally Abella (206-296-8382,
or Tricia Shoblom (425-649-7288) to report a bloom.
Dec. 2007 close-up photo of the toxic blue-green algae in Green Lake!
The 2007 bloom was sampled by the County Dept. of Natural Resources and
was predominantly Anabaena flos-aquiae, which can produce a neurotoxin.
Shoreline accumulations also were seen Jan. and Feb. 2008. The blue-greens
float to the surface, are pushed around the lake by the wind, then accumulate
at the shoreline. The toxin may persist in the water a week or more after
the bloom. The best way to minimize possible animal poisonings by the
blooms is to keep animals away from the affected waters.
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