Dr. Adrian Walton told Global News that runoff from farm and dairy operations can get flushed into some of the local streams.

At least one dog has died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt -- and the owner says blue-green algae is to blame. As Travis Lowe reports, dozens gathered at the lake on Monday morning to demand ...

Dhanyale Dunbar, center, helps to lead a Lake Merritt Fit Camp session on the shore of the lake in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

OAKLAND – Members of the East Bay’s Jewish community and its supporters gathered Wednesday at Lake Merritt to replace a menorah that was destroyed by vandals the previous evening.. The Oakland ...

This UC California Naturalist course offered through Rotary Nature Center Friends explores the natural history of Lake Merritt, a modern urban estuary - its history and ecology, its human interactions ...

Susan Campodonico of Oakland looks on as Paris Organist of Oakland hands a bag full of trash to Otis Norton-Tsang of Berkeley after cleaning up the shoreline along Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif ...

People nap and lounge along Lake Merritt during the tenth annual 510 Day celebration in Oakland on Saturday, May 10, 2025. A person rides a mechanical bull during the 10th annual 510 Day celebration.

One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening at Lake Merritt in Oakland near the city’s Juneteenth celebration, the latest in a series of mass ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Lake Merritt is also known as the jewel of Oakland. A new campaign that launched Monday hopes to add some shine to the popular destination, which has also been the scene of ...

Interior Health says common symptoms from exposure to blue-green algae include diarrhea, fever, rashes, sore throat and vomiting.

Dhanyale Dunbar, center, helps to lead a Lake Merritt Fit Camp session on the shore of the lake in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.