Toxic Blue-Green Algae: A New Threat Emerges in Austin's Lakes - 10:15am

In 2019, Austin's dog lovers were stunned when dogs began getting sick and dying after taking a summer splash in Lady Bird Lake. The City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department began investigating and discovered the emergence of toxic cyanobacteria (aka, blue-green algae). 

Tune in to this year's Barton Springs University, as Save Our Springs Attorney Bobby Levinski interviews Dr. Brent Bellinger, an aquatic ecologist with the City of Austin, whose job is to study the ongoing situation. Learn about what the City is doing to monitor the new threat, what might be done to prevent it, and how you can keep you and your dog safe from toxic blue-green algae.