Blooms pop up in the spring and summer, but the algae can come back year after year. Recent research has suggested that darkening of the snow by these algae or other microbes might make it melt ...

As a winter of heavy snowfall and freezing rain gives way to warming temperatures, rapid melting and potential ... spread onto frozen or snow-covered soil. However, this spring the Minnesota ...

Contamination of Big Spring Creek near Lewistown continues to be a concern for members of the Big Spring Creek Watershed Council, including what could happen when this winter’s snow melts ...