December 2011 Solutions – Water Matters Newsletter

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Top portion of December 2011 newsletter
Happy Holidays We wish you a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. Water Chestnuts: Not to be Confused with a Holiday Favorite Water Chestnut is an aquatic plant that has been slowly invading Northeastern US waters since 1859. Mechanical harvesting and hand pulling seem to be the best

Finding the Right Balance of Aquatic Vegetation

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Harvesting Channels Through Aquatic Vegetation
Aquatic plants, whether invasive or native, can be described as either a mess or a resource.  Natural plant growth covers 20 – 40% of the water and includes a diversity of plants.   However, invasive plants such as Eurasian watermilfoil, hydrilla and water hyacinth quickly take over a lake covering 60% and sometimes 100% of the

The Nuisance Zebra Mussels

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Invasive Zebra Mussels
We focus a lot on aquatic invasive plants, just because that is our business – but there is another invasive species that certainly deserves some print on our blog.  It is partically because of them that weed harvesters are needed. Zebra mussels, a freshwater aquatic nuisance, which grow to about the size of a dime