Fox Lake Plan Uses Harvesting and Herbicides to Manage Nuisance Weeds Near Piers

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:01:53 +0000

In recent years Fox Lake in Wisconsin has responded to a decade of water quality management that has shifted the lake from being turbid with frequent algae blooms to a clearer water condition.

This has fostered improved lake use, the return of aquatic plants and a more balanced fishery. One consequence of the water quality improvements is that some homeowners are experiencing nuisance levels of plant growth in front of their piers, inhibiting navigation to open water.

To address aquatic plant problem areas, the Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District has developed an Aquatic Plant Management Plan that includes the mechanical harvesting of navigational channels to access open water and an herbicide treatment plan to create a path between the pier area and harvested channels.

Milwaukee River Revival Shows How Urban Waterways Can Recover

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:20:13 +0000

Each fall, elementary school students gather along the Milwaukee River to release fingerling lake sturgeon—an act that symbolizes just how far the river has come. Once written off as polluted and lifeless, the Milwaukee River now supports more than 30 native fish species and has become a model of urban river recovery.

Decades of environmental regulations, dam removals, and more than $5 billion in water quality and infrastructure improvements—including wastewater treatment upgrades, phosphorus reductions, and the Deep Tunnel system—have transformed the river into a cleaner, healthier, and more economically valuable resource. From cold-water trout streams near its headwaters to paddling, fishing, and wildlife habitat through downtown Milwaukee, the river tells a powerful story of restoration.

Yet challenges remain. Water quality varies across the watershed, development pressures persist, and the ultimate test—whether lake sturgeon can once again reproduce naturally—has yet to be answered.

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Fox Lake Plan Uses Harvesting and Herbicides to Manage Nuisance Weeds Near Piers

Milwaukee River Revival Shows How Urban Waterways Can Recover