rock snot
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 2:42 pm
Above: The Schoharie Creek in Lexington, where the USGS recently found the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata, also known as "rock snot." Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
The invasive alga known as "rock snot"... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, May. 2, 2012 - 4:28 pm
Above: Water shoes, anyone? Didymo warning on a pole near the Shandaken Tunnel at the Esopus Creek. Blooms of the noxious algae already coat the bottom of the creek. Photo by Daniel Case on Wikimedia Commons, used under Creative Commons license.
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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 17, 2010 - 6:13 pm
It's despised by flyfishers everywhere. It's a blight on the ecosystem of the trout stream. And it's coated the bottom of the Esopus with a foul goop with all the charm of a wad of wet toilet paper. How could rock snot ever be beautiful?
Most people tend... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 - 3:44 pm
In today's New York Times: A number of states are thinking about banning felt-soled waders, a piece of gear that's perfect for keeping anglers steady on their feet -- and also for transporting the noxious microscopic algae known as didymo, or "rock snot... Read more
