Aquatic Weed Harvesting Restores Pond

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Invasive Water Chestnut
Heard Pond became so heavily infested that the beauty and recreational value of it were lost.  Once flourishing with native water lilies Heard Pond had a reputation for great fishing and bird watching.  All gone, due to the lack of open water, nearly completely covered with water chestnut. Water chestnuts are native to parts of Eurasia

Keeping Our Waterways Weed Free

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Steam Powered Aquatic Weed Harvester
Little thought is given to aquatic weeds unless you live or recreate on the worlds waterways.  The aquatic plant harvester industry has grown in response to those concerns. With Pictures of steam powered cutter boats dating back to the late 1890’s, we know that excessive plant growth has been a problem for a long time. 

A Success Story – Lake Minnewawa Weed Harvesting

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Mechanical Weed Harvester
In the 1970’s, Lake Minnewawa in Minnesota was so choked with weeds that residents could no longer enjoy the lake.  Boating was impossible and water clarity and phosphorous levels were awful.  A group of concerned residents decided they needed to do something to save the lake and on December 15, 1977 as association was formed

Cutting the Weeds at Bakersfield River Walk

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Aquatic Weed Harvester
The Bakersfield big blue mechanical monster in the lake is pretty intimidating up close.  The aquatic weed harvester acts like an underwater lawn mower.  It moves about 5 mph and has cutter blades underneath it with an adjustable swath of about 8 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The blades cut the weeds as they

Milfoil — Beating back the invader

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Milfoil — Beating back the invader By Rochelle Feil Wednesday, August 1, 2007 This harvest feeds no hunger, just a compost pile. The benefit from the harvest is safety and convenience for users of parks along the Columbia River in Washington: no tangled feet and easier launching for boaters. Ben Mendoza and Randy Smith, Chelan

DNR “Mows” Dogwood Lake

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EH-220 Aquatic Weed Harvester
DNR “Mows” Dogwood Lake August 18, 2011 Washington Times Herald Indiana Department of Natural Resources employee Ron Hauser runs an aquatic weed harvester at Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area on Wednesday afternoon. The harvester acts as an underwater lawn mower, removing lotus pads and coontail growing in the lake.