By: William E. Simpson II – Naturalist – Researcher – © All Rights Reserved.
Recent discussions in Siskiyou and Klamath Counties (OR-CA) about algae blooms in the Klamath Basin prompted me to examine the factors driving these events in natural water bodies, such as Klamath Lake and other lakes and rivers across America. The blooms, primarily of the blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa, are a natural phenomenon, but their increased intensity and frequency result from both natural…





