OSHKOSH (NBC 26) — After seeing its largest recorded blue green algal bloom in history, the Green Lake Association advocates for greater water quality protection and research.

On Sept. 16, Green Lake had its first ever lake-wide harmful algal bloom.

The Green Lake Association hopes this incident is a “wake up call” for Wisconsin.

EutroPHIX is part of a national organization working to find an organic solution to improving water quality.

The week of Sept. 16, Green Lake saw its worst ever recorded harmful algal bloom. By Sept. 23, much of the algae had disappeared and the water was clear again.

“When we talk to people who have lived their life on the lake, they say they’ve never seen anything like this,” Stephanie Prellwitz, CEO of the Green Lake Association, says. “So last week was t

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