Rock Snot Threatens New England Streams

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Native to Asia and Europe, an invasive form of algae known as rock snot is spreading in Vermont, posing a potentially devastating threat to New England trout fishing.

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pip Houston, TX	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jan 15, 2009 rock snot is such a yucky name!
Rich New York, NY	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Jan 15, 2009 Well they certainly thought of a name that would stay with you and remind you of terrible, terrible things.
Janet Portland, OR	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Jan 15, 2009 Judging by the photo, it's a very apt name.
BettyB Laramie, WY	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jan 15, 2009 Sounds like this algae is completely unpleasant. I couldn't believe this line from the story. "unsightly masses that appear like strands of toilet paper"
Elgard New York, NY	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jan 16, 2009 rock snot sounds like a joke, but it's a real problem. unfortunately, people will probably laugh it off. The streams will suffer unless we take real steps to improve the situation.
HettyH New York, NY	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Jan 19, 2009 BettyB wrote: Sounds like this algae is completely unpleasant. I couldn't believe this line from the story. "unsightly masses that appear like strands of toilet paper" Does it look like snot or toilet paper? Somebody please explain.
zach Portland, ME	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Apr 10, 2012 what are interesting facts about didymo?
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