Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or swim or wade in these waters and to keep their children ...

V ILAS COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) - The Vilas County Health Department has issued a health advisory for Big Arbor Vitae Lake Beach ...

In general, it is safe to eat fish from lakes or rivers with a blue-green bloom, as long as the guts are discarded. However, ...

All Burlington area beaches are back open on Thursday following the earlier closure of three popular spots due to the ...

A team from Dalhousie University monitored eight recreational beaches over three years and found that though the genes that ...

Heading to the beach? You’re in luck — all Hamilton public beaches are open for swimming as of June 28 at 7 a.m. Here’s the ...

Parks and recreation departments throughout Vermont say they have been preparing for the high number of visitors. And they're ...

City officials had closed the beach on June 26, as a result of "elevated levels of microcystins, a toxin produced by ...

It's summertime in Dane County, which means families are headed to the lakes to enjoy the beaches to have some fun.

You’ll want to stay out of the water at South Shell Park as of June 26 at 7 a.m. Here’s the latest beach water quality report ...

Lake Okeechobee in Martin County has toxic algae. Cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, was present on June 24. DOH issued a water advisory June 27 ...

Island Health has placed three beaches on advisories, two for high enterococci levels and a third for blue-green algae.