State agencies announced another beach closed Wednesday due to an algae bloom: Lake Welch Beach in Harriman State Park ...

STONY POINT ‒ A harmful algal bloom has shuttered Lake Welch, the largest swimming beach in Harriman State Park. State officials say that the closure will last through the weekend and the lake's ...

A lake-wide algae bloom, or HAB, shut down Lake Welch for most of the 2022 season.. Ultrasonic devices were installed in the lake then to treat and also help prevent future HABs. The devices send ...

The bloom, which affects the entire 216-acre lake, happened "literally overnight," a parks official said. Algae can sicken people and pets.

Like the Lake Welch bloom, they can appear quickly, often overnight. But the size and staying power of the HAB was unusual. It impacted the entire 216-acre lake.

The beach at Lake Welch in Harriman State Park. Alex Israel / Wikimedia Commons STONY POINT — Just in time for the summer’s second heat wave , Lake Welch Beach in Harriman State Park has reopened.

A cyanobacteria slick on the Wallkill River outside New Paltz on Thursday, August 18, 2022. A harmful algal bloom at Lake Welch has led to the temporary closure of Lake Welch beach and picnic ...

STONY POINT - Lake Welch is ready for summer use, New York State Parks officials say, after a dangerous and giant algae bloom shut down the biggest swimming lake in Harriman State Park for most of ...