Red Tide
Water Quality Update – Return Of The Orange Blob!

Annapolis – May 26, 2020 (updated 5.29.20). That ugly red-brown water we’re witnessing in the Severn River right now is an algae bloom, the infamous Mahogany Tide. The top picture at right is what the algae bloom did to the harbor in West Severna Park. The picture below is what the harbor in West Severna […]
Read MoreAnother Algae Bloom … Now In Fresh Water

There’s more than one algae bloom revealing itself in the Severn River watershed — in the middle of winter 2020. Our intrepid Field Investigator, Izzie Ketcham, has discovered a green tide in a non-tidal freshwater pond that feeds into the Severn River via Chase Creek. This is the green color in the picture at right […]
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