Milfoil Rototillers Keep Okanagan Lakes Clear for Recreation

/ Published in Aquatic Invasive Species, Aquatic Plant Management
Aquatic Invasive eurasian watermilfoil, is an aquatic plant that forms dense mats of vegetation on the water’s surface.
Okanagan Basin Water Board (Canada) built and operates three milfoil rototillers that have been in use for several decades. The machines were built for the sole purpose of chewing up the bottom of the lake and loosening up the roots of aquatic plants, especially Eurasian watermilfoil. The program started when the Eurasian Milfoil weed was