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Controlling Weeds on Lake Mahopac

Lake Mahopac in New York is developing a serious aquatic vegetation problem and the town along with the Lake Mahopac Park District is turning to the Department of Environmental Conservation for assistance. “It’s becoming a real hazard,” said Councilwoman Suzi McDonough, who serves as a liaison to the park district. “Seaweed is getting entangled in

Chemical Treatment For Aquatic Invasive Species May Hurt Native Lake Plants

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Lake managers might be hurting native aquatic plants – instead of helping them – when they use chemicals to control invasive plants on entire lakes. New research by Wisconsin DNR Lakes and River Team Leader Dr. Alison Mikulyuk shows native plant communities can struggle when chemicals are used to target invasive Eurasian watermilfoil. It appears

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Native Aquatic Plant Life is Vital to Reducing Nutrients

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The Iowa Great Lakes are seeing an increase in aquatic plants this season. Mike Hawkins, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says those include native aquatic plant species such as coontail, sago pondweed and wild water celery, to name a few, which are extremely beneficial to a lake’s ecosystem. While it

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Realistic Goals to Control Curly-Leaf Pondweed

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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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