Late Summer at the Lake? Watch for blue-green algae

by Jani Gilbert, communication manager, Eastern Regional OfficePhotos: Lake SpokaneCaution!Go ahead! Enjoy your late summer swim in the lake! But avoid areas where the water looks like scummy green paint. It's probably a bloom of blue-green algae and sometimes it contains toxins.The algae blooms show up every year in many of our lakes and even rivers, often in late summer or early fall when the