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Curly-Leaf Pondweed Control Plan May Include Harvesting and Herbicides

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Lake & Waterway Management

Fall has barely begun and the Lakes Area community is already preparing for next year’s battle against the invasive curlyleaf pondweed. The weed caused navigational issues on the lake this past season as it clogged boat motors and jammed dock lifts. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, local government entities, area protective agency representatives and

Missouri City Approves Weed Harvesting to Control Curly-Leaf Pondweed in Forest Lake

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Lake & Waterway Management

Kirksville City Council members voted to approve a resolution to allow weed harvest operations at Forest Lake in Thousand Hills State Park, Missouri, as the invasive curly leaf pond weed is not only negatively affecting recreation activities, but also impacts water quality and the drinking water treatment process. In 2018, the city entered into a

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Curly-Leaf Pondweed Washes Ashore in Clear Lake as Its Seasonal Life Cycle Ends

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Resources

urly-leaf pondweed is a rooted, submersed aquatic plant

In mid-June in Clear Lake, much of the curly-leaf pondweed had reached the end of its life cycle, and the weeds washing ashore are just a result of that. Curly-leaf pondweed begins to grow during the fall at the bottom of bodies of water, like Clear Lake, with its life cycle coming to an end

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Iowa Crews Harvest Nearly 1 Million Pounds of Curlyleaf Pondweed to Clear Boat Lanes

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Lake & Waterway Management

With all of the rainfall over the past three weeks or so, the topic of curlyleaf pondweed has kind of taken a back seat. However, as we enter the month of July, it is a good time to reflect on the results of the 2018 curlyleaf pondweed treatment and harvesting process. Mechanical harvesting of East

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Realistic Goals to Control Curly-Leaf Pondweed

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Aquatic Plant Management

According to Nick Brown, DNR invasive species specialist, herbicides used to treat curly-leaf pondweed on Minnesota lakes may not lead to improvements in water quality. Curly-leaf pondweed is an invasive plant found throughout much of Minnesota. The plant grows slowly throughout the winter under the ice, but once the ice has left the lake the

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