Elodea is a fast-growing submerged plant that can crowd out native vegetation and slow water flow. Our equipment helps control and remove elodea to keep lakes and rivers healthy and accessible.
A weed infestation so bad it’s disturbing navigation for planes on Lake Hood has prompted the state to request an emergency herbicide application before someone gets hurt. Lake Hood in Alaska, known as the world’s busiest floatplane base, is exploding with greenery fueled by this year’s warm summer. But the lush underwater vegetation now includes
Residents watched as the water on Sand Lake steadily turned greener. Weeds wrapped around rudders of float plants and choked the canal area. The bottom of the lake eventually vanished from view as Alaska’s first know submerged invasive aquatic plant, elodea reared its ugly head. Ecologists warn that the plant, known for its dense growth
A common aquarium plant illegally dumped into Alaskan waters that has adapted to cold weather could threaten wild salmon habitat and cost the commercial fishing industry hundreds of millions of dollars. A recent study conducted by ISER, the Institute of Social and Economic Research, found that if not managed, the cost of the elodea invasion