GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Going for a swim in your local pond or river may sound refreshing during this hot summer season. However, with 14 sightings of harmful algal blooms so far this year, environmental experts are asking you to look twice before diving in.
While there arenât any reported sightings in or near the Electric City Wednesday, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) tells Montana Right Now a combination of hot sunlight and slow moving water makes warm sites like Wadsworth Parkâs pond good spots for harmful algal blooms or HAB for short.Â
âJust because they heat up a lot faster, [itâs] kind of more optimal conditions, and thereâs usually a lot of nutrients,â Fisheries Pollution Control Biologist Trevor Selch said, explaining how storm runoff and water carrying farm fertilizers add to that possibility.Â
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