Whole Lotta Carp A Message from our Leader: Spring is the Start of Harvesting Season A Whole Lotta Carp Weed Harvester Removes 232 Tons of Vegetation Safety Doesn’t Happen by Accident Upcoming Conferences: Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers Convention Annual Conference Michigan Lakes & Streams Association 63rd Annual Conference New York State Federation of Lake Associations
The Friends of the White River in Wisconsin saw their 2013 weed harvest get off to a good start on Wednesday, June 26. The harvester and operators were on lease from the White River Flowage Lake Management District. The harvester, by the end of work on June 27, harvested an estimated 50,000 pounds of aquatic
More Green and Less Fish A Message from our Leader: Spring has Come Early Low Ice Shelf Could Impact Fish Populations Lack of Snow Spurs Aquatic Plant Growth 50 Years of Wisconsin Lake Management Law Upcoming Conferences: Western Aquatic Plant Management Society Annual Conference Indiana Lakes Management Society 35th Annual Conference Wisconsin Lakes & Rivers
Taking the Wins in 2024 A Message from our Leader: New Year Includes our Company’s 60th Year in Business “Dead Zone” Smallest Since Monitoring Began Re-establishing Native Aquatic Plants Holding Industrial Polluters Accountable Upcoming Conferences: Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society 25th Anniversary Meeting Pennsylvania Lake Management Society 33rd Annual Conference Weed Science Society of America
Weed growth in St. Albans Bay in Vermont was not as bad this past summer as anticipated according to Steve Cushing, President of the St. Albans Area Watershed Association (SAAWA). Last year, high, turbid waters and a layer of sediment carried into the lake by flooding and rainfall reduced weed growth, explained Cushing. With clear
Although it only operated for 22 days this fall, the Apple River Protection and Rehabilitation District in Wisconin (ARPRD) removed 112 loads of aquatic vegetation from the Apple River – 251 tons of weeds according to a report by operations manager, Dale Richardson. Harvester operators volunteer their time and currently have 2 primary and 2
Crews employed by the Chautauqua Lake Association removed 15,584,000 pounds or 7,792 tons of nuisance plant material from the lake this past summer. Also lending a hand were volunteers from Cummins Engine and workers from the county’s Welfare-to-Work Program. Excerpt from Chautauqua Lake Association Newsletter The CLA currently has the equipment, knowledge and manpower to
The Village of Wauconda’s lake weed harvester began operation for the season on May 4th. This year it has been operating five days a week, with some of those days having extended hours. To date, 382 cubic yards of aquatic plants have been removed from the lake…which is 64 truckloads of lake weeds disposed of
Bioengineering is defined by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality as “using a combination of native planting and natural, or biodegradable materials to provide shoreline protection.” It also is often referred to as softshore engineering or lakescaping. Many shorelines use seawalls. These are a hard surface, such as wood, metal or concrete, that is installed
Around 3,707 tonnes (4086 tons U.S.) of weeds have been cleared from the 910-acre Bellandur lake. In the past five days alone 737 tonnes (812 tons U.S.) have been removed by just two machines, according to an official release issued by the Bangalore Development Authority. The BDA is said to be using three weed harvesters