Chautauqua Lake Harvesting Removes Over 7,700 Tons of Weeds

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Case Studies
Cutting and collecting water hyacinth
Crews employed by the Chautauqua Lake Association removed 15,584,000 pounds or 7,792 tons of nuisance plant material from the lake this past summer. Also lending a hand were volunteers from Cummins Engine and workers from the county’s Welfare-to-Work Program. Excerpt from Chautauqua Lake Association Newsletter The CLA currently has the equipment, knowledge and manpower to

Chautauqua Lake Removes 15 Million Pounds of Weeds and Debris

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Case Studies
Mechanical weed harvesting removing eel grass.
The Chautauqua Lake Association in New York, announced that over 15 million pounds of aquatic vegetation and storm debris were removed from the lake this summer. Lake cleanup efforts began in May and continued through September. The CLA is managed by an all-volunteer board of directors and funds the organization receives are used to pay

Chautauqua Lake Crews Remove 3 Million Pounds of Vegetation With Harvesters

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Lake & Waterway Management
Aquarius Systems HM-620 Aquatic Plant Harvester
The past two months have been productive for the Chautauqua Lake Association in New York, and the work is just getting started. July is expected to be even more productive with the expansion to a third site to efficiently maintain Chautauqua Lake’s ecology. To date this season, the Lakewood and Long Point crews have removed