New reports on our 2021 Waccabuc plant survey and 2021 algae and zooplankton results are posted!
For plants, submersed vegetation was present at about as many locations as previous locations, but the number of locations with nuisance density decreased. Floating plants were seen in a more locations with stable nuisance density.
For plankton, in 2021 we had much higher than typical levels of algae on Waccabuc and Oscaleta, while Rippowam had an average year. And, after a boom in 2020, zooplankton levels plummeted in 2021. This is not good news, since zooplankton both consume algae, and are eaten by fish.