Green Lake closed for algae bloom

Seattle’s parks department has closed Green Lake to swimming possibly for several weeks because of toxic algae blooms.

Joelle Hammerstad, Seattle Parks spokeswoman, says they’ve dealt with this algae before and it just takes time to go away.

“We have had blooms that have persisted into September, but typically, as the weather cools off, the algae bloom will die off,” she said.

The lake is closed for swimming and wading for both people and pets until further notice. Boating and fishing is still allowed.

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