Articles By: mattnewell

Get to Know Your Geist Watershed

0 November 1, 2010 12:20 pm

A watershed is an area of land where all water from rain or snow drains into a lake or stream. Ours is called the Geist Reservoir/Upper Fall Creek Watershed and is about 140,000 acres, including the 1,900 acre Geist Reservoir. [...]

Blue-Green Algae Update for Geist Reservoir

Blue-Green Algae Update for Geist Reservoir

0 August 12, 2010 5:53 am

Blue-green algae levels in Geist Reservoir triggered “High Health Risk” alerts in May this year following the seasonal warm up. The health alert is now ongoing and will likely remain in effect until late fall. This information comes to us [...]

10 Tips For Every Geist Homeowner

10 Tips For Every Geist Homeowner

1 March 19, 2010 8:13 am

Last week I was explaining to a friend my plans to develop a reservoir friendly residence. He listened thoughtfully and then asked, “I’m not going to find you in a bus in Alaska in a few years, am I?” (Rent [...]

Spring Fertilization Tips from the Geist Watershed Alliance

Spring Fertilization Tips from the Geist Watershed Alliance

6 February 10, 2010 3:23 pm

We should all care about the water quality of Geist Reservoir. We drink it. We swim in it. And it affects our property values. Unfortunately, toxic blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) love Geist Reservoir as much as we do. The [...]