Red Bud Isle /tags/red-bud-isle Red Bud Isle en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT Rite of spring: Dog-killing algae is back in Austin waterways /energy-environment/2025-04-23/blue-gree-algae-cyanobacteria-toxins-lady-bird-lake-austin-tx Larger “matsâ€� of the goopy-green algae typically appear floating in creeks or along lakeshores between late May and early August. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-04-23/blue-gree-algae-cyanobacteria-toxins-lady-bird-lake-austin-tx Mose Buchele Austin is pouring clay into Lady Bird Lake to fight dangerous blue-green algae /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae For the fourth year in a row, city contractors will apply a treatment to Lady Bird Lake to try to fight the growth of toxic cyanobacteria. The modified clay targets the phosphorus that the algae feed on. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:12:01 GMT /energy-environment/2024-06-03/austin-texas-lady-bird-lake-town-lake-dangerous-blue-green-algae Mose Buchele Austin's dog-killing algae is here â€� earlier than normal /energy-environment/2023-03-14/austins-dog-killing-algae-is-here-earlier-than-normal Keep an eye on pets at Red Bud Isle and Jessica Hollis Park on Lake Austin. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:42:59 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-14/austins-dog-killing-algae-is-here-earlier-than-normal Andrew Weber The dog-killing algae in Lady Bird Lake is back /energy-environment/2022-06-10/toxic-algae-blooms-red-bud-isle The city says next week it's expanding a water-treatment program in the hopes of tamping it down. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:34:05 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-10/toxic-algae-blooms-red-bud-isle Andrew Weber Austin says level of blue-green algae in Barton Creek is safe now for swimmers â€� but not for dogs /austin/2021-11-05/blue-green-algae-sculpture-falls-cyanobacteria The level of bacteria is below EPA minimums, the city reported Friday. But it's still urging pet-owners to keep dogs away. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:19:38 GMT /austin/2021-11-05/blue-green-algae-sculpture-falls-cyanobacteria Andrew Weber Austin Plans New Tactic Against Dog-Killing Algae: Starve It Out /energy-environment/2021-06-03/austin-plans-new-tactic-against-dog-killing-algae-starve-it-out Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, is a potent neurotoxin. In 2019 it killed several dogs in Lady Bird Lake. It has since been detected in other lakes and, most recently, killed two dogs in Lake AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ last winter. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:05:02 GMT /energy-environment/2021-06-03/austin-plans-new-tactic-against-dog-killing-algae-starve-it-out Mose Buchele Austin's Dog-Killing Algae Could Be Coming Back, The City Warns /energy-environment/2020-06-17/austins-dog-killing-algae-could-be-coming-back-the-city-warns Remember last year, when we only had to worry about dog-killing algae?Well, on top of the pandemic, Austinites also still have to worry about dangerousâ€� Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:40:15 GMT /energy-environment/2020-06-17/austins-dog-killing-algae-could-be-coming-back-the-city-warns Andrew Weber Red Bud Isle Algae Test Positive For Low Levels Of Neurotoxin /austin/2019-08-09/red-bud-isle-algae-test-positive-for-low-levels-of-neurotoxin City officials say two separate samples of algae near Red Bud Isle have tested positive for traces of a neurotoxin, but samples in other parts of Ladyâ€� Fri, 09 Aug 2019 22:14:11 GMT /austin/2019-08-09/red-bud-isle-algae-test-positive-for-low-levels-of-neurotoxin Andrew Weber