Biochar socks placed in Pillings Pond to help combat algae problems

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Conservation Commission has a new solution for Pillings Pond’s algae problems: Socks. Earlier this month, aquatics specialists and Water & Wetlands Consulting, LLC placed “biochar socks” in the pond at Bates Brook near Bourque Road. The socks, which Water & Wetlands deploys in water bodies around the region, serve as a…