Managing New Environmental Hazards Across Shared Waterways
A careful and detailed approach is needed to address benthic algae in Clark County, something we are now able to do because of FPHS funding. In response to a dog’s death from encountering benthic algae, CCPH created and printed a number of signs and outreach materials, gave interviews to local news outlets, presented findings to the County Board of Health, coordinated with local stakeholders, and joined a Columbia River Coordination Group to monitor and address the emerging threat of benthic algae in the Columbia.
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