A rare winter algae bloom that has both toxic and non-toxic forms has formed over Lake Thoreau.
Reston Association is advising caution after the bloom known as
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae – took over parts of the lake. The bloom is toxic if humans ingest it but dogs can become ill after ingesting or coming in contact with the algae.
The association has no immediate plans to treat the lake until water temperatures are in the upper 50s.
In the latest budget cycle, RA’s Board of Directors significantly increased its funding allotment by 86 percent for lake management and water treatment after major blooms caused partially by ineffective or delayed water treatment consumed Lake Thoreau over the summer.
December 18, 2020 at 1:15pm
Students at South Lakes High School will debut their seventh temporary public artwork for the Lake Thoreau spillway in early 2021.
The project, titled Part and Parcel, is made largely from repurposed materials in order to draw attention to ”companies and corporations that could have better systems of disposing unused products and materials,” according to a project description.
Students who are the SLHS STEAM team began creating public artwork for the spillway after a Lake Thoreau resident pitched the idea in 2012. Since then, Reston Association worked with Public Art Reston to launch a partnership.
Students who are part of the team and led by local artist and SLHS art teacher Marco Rando, design, develop and construct pieces of public art. Members then present the concepts to RA’s Design Review Board and Public Art Reston’s public art committee.
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