December 2011 Solutions Newsletter

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European Water Chestnut
Not to be Confused with a Holiday Favorite Chestnuts are often associated with this wonderful holiday season. Made somewhat famous by Nat King Cole in “The Christmas Song”: Cole sings “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” Although in recent years it is more about “Chestnuts floating in open water.” Water Chestnut is an aquatic plant

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