Flooding at Baird Glacier spreads green water

View of the out wash at Baird Glacier. (Photo/Karen Dillman)
An explosive outburst of flooding from the Baird Glacier near Petersburg last week caused turquoise green water to spread into nearby Frederick Sound and the Wrangell Narrows. It’s something that residents hadn’t seen before.
When 83-year-old Paul Bowen was out hand trolling near Petersburg and noticed green water he knew something was happening.
“This is amazing, this turquoise color as far as we can see on Frederick