Our vigilance about phosphorus and cyanobacteria (blue green algae) remains critical to protecting Mirror Lake. Consequences are being noted in the news on a much larger lake, Lake Champlain:
The Boston Globe article about blue green algae, beach closures and increased water testing on Lake Champlain (summer 2015)
The Boston Globe article about property values lowered by the assessor due to detection of blue green algae on Lake Champlain (summer 2015)