Mechanical Harvesting Controls Milfoil Along the Columbia River

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Aquatic Plant Management
Aquatic weed harvester in Washington State
Every summer, two Chelan County Public Utilities Division (Wenatchee, Washington) park maintenance workers use an Aquarius Systems weed harvester to cut and remove tons of Eurasian milfoil from parks and boat launches along the Columbia River. Without the PUD’s harvesting program, boat launches and swimming areas would be choked with weeds. The benefit from the