August 6, 2026 8:04 am
Camas, Environment, News, Outdoors 
Emily Jiang, a rising Camas High School senior, designed and built a floating island — a 4-by-7-foot raft planted with native wetland species — to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms in Fallen Leaf Lake. (Contributed by Emily Jiang)
Camas High School rising senior Emily Jiang prepares her floating island for launch into Fallen Leaf Lake in Camas on July 3. (Contributed by Emily Jiang)
Camas High School rising senior Emily Jiang and her father, Lipin Wang, prepare her floating island for launch into Fallen Leaf Lake in Camas on July 3. (Contributed by Emily Jiang)
Camas High School rising senior Emily Jiang and her father, Lipin Wang, place a floating island into Fallen Leaf Lake in Camas on July 3. (Photos by contributed by Emily Jiang)
A floating island built by Camas High School senior Emily Jiang sits on top of Fallen Leaf Lake in Camas on July 3. (Contributed by Emily Jiang)
CAMAS — Many people view algae blooms as a problem too big for any one person to solve. Emily Jiang saw an opportunity to prove that one person still could make a difference.
Jiang, a rising Camas High School senior, designed and built a “floating island” — a 4-by-7-foot raft planted with native wetland species — to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms in Fallen Leaf Lake. With assistance from her father, Lipin Wang, she placed the island into the lake on July 3.
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