2025 Weekly Cyanobacteria Emails to Monitors

Blooms continued at high levels this week in both the Inland Sea and Missisquoi Bay, with additional isolated reports from other parts of the lake. While many sites remain clear, cyanobacteria is still active in several locations. As we move into September, your ongoing reports are especially valuable for tracking these late-season conditions. Thank you for the time, care, and dedication you bring each week to protecting Lake Champlain and informing our communities.

This week, we continued to see blooms in Missisquoi Bay and the Inland Sea, with additional reports scattered throughout the lake. While some areas remain clear, cyanobacteria is still present in several locations. With cooler weather on the horizon, it’s especially important to keep reporting your observations—whether you’re seeing blooms or clear water. Thank you for your commitment and the time you dedicate each week to keeping our waters safe and our communities informed.
 

We saw blooms this week in the Inland Sea, Missisquoi Bay, Malletts Bay, and Main Lake North, along with reports from Lake Carmi and other inland lakes. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal hues, wispy white streaks, and patchy surface accumulations. Thank you for your careful observations and for the time you dedicate each week to protecting our waters.
 

We saw an increase in blooms this week, with numerous reports coming from Missisquoi Bay and St. Albans Bay. Several sites also showed signs of blooms beginning to break down, with teal hues, wispy white streaks, and patchy surface accumulations. Thank you for continuing to submit reports and for your dedication to protecting Lake Champlain.

Cyanobacteria blooms persisted across the lake this week, with steady reports of Category 2 and 3 conditions from multiple regions. While some sites showed subtle discoloration or fine streaking, others experienced thick surface accumulations and dramatic color changes. As always, thank you for helping protect both lake users and water quality.

While bloom activity dipped slightly this week, cyanobacteria was still reported in several areas around the lake. Conditions remain variable, and your ongoing monitoring plays a critical role in identifying new blooms, tracking changes, and alerting the public to potential health risks. Thank you for helping protect both lake users and water quality.

Blooms surged across several lake regions this week, especially on the New York side, and your reports were critical in keeping the public informed. We’re seeing more frequent and widespread cyanobacteria activity, and each report submitted helps us track and communicate these concerning conditions. Thank you for your continued diligence in helping safeguard public health and lake access.

Thank you for your continued dedication to monitoring—your steady stream of bloom reports last week kept us busy. Each observation, photo, and jar sample helps us track where blooms are forming, how they're changing, and how we can better share data with the public and our partners.

We hope you managed to stay cool during this stretch of extreme heat—thank you for continuing to monitor and report despite the temperatures! Please read through this email for details of Week 2 monitoring results along with resources to guide your reporting. Click on the links to celebrate three generations of monitors, meet monitors Laurie Sedlmayr and Alfred Cummings in our weekly Monitor Spotlight, observe some cloudy conditions, get a reminder on how to use the stick test, and take in some clear water clarity.

Thank you to everyone who submitted observations during the first week of the 2025 cyanobacteria monitoring season! Your reports are helping us build a clearer picture of lake and inland water conditions as the bloom season begins, and we’re so grateful for your continued commitment to this work.