Spring Lake located in Connecticut is weed and algae free. At first residents didn’t notice, but when they did, it caused lots of concern. Spring Lake was missing algae, weeds, water lilies, and other aquatic plants that are an important part of the ecosystem. This small body of water is surrounded by 30 private homes
After 3 months laboring through the difficult and wet task of hand-pulling plants from Field Pond, the fate of the pond’s invasive plants lies in the hands of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. In late May Conservation Commission members voted unanimously to approve the DCR’s proposed use of the herbicides Sonar and Diquat
State environmental officials say improper chemical treatment of algae blooms caused a fish kill in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Times-Tribune reports about 10,000 fish died in Lake Ariel in Wayne County last summer. According to the citation, the association hired a New Jersey company to kill algae blooms in July. Officials say the firm did not
People fishing on Littoinen Lake in southwest Finland say they’ve found several smelly and deformed dead pike in recent days. Last spring the lake – which was previously oxygen-depleted and murky with green algal blooms – was chemically treated to clean it up. A specialist researcher says the chemical flush was the likely culprit behind
Okoboji area homeowners could find themselves paying a hefty fine if they use chemicals to kill weeds that ensnare their boats, tangle swimmers and spoil weekends on the lakes. Rep. John Wills, a Republican from Spirit Lake, has proposed a bill that makes it a serious misdemeanor for Iowans to use chemicals to battle aquatic
The Cazenovia Town Board in December unanimously approved a resolution to undertake chemical treatment of Eurasian Watermilfoil in Cazenovia Lake this year, and this week the board started the municipal process to move the treatments forward. In two unanimously approved resolutions, the board stated that the proposed herbicide treatment of the New York lake may
Chemicals used to attack a dense bed of milfoil in Glen Lake in Queensbury, may have been hurting the lake as well, according to New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC had some concerns that the chemical was affecting the native plant growth and also the fish, who need the plant growth. Fish eat
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