wildlife habitat – Aquarius-Systems

October 2025 Newsletter

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:05:27 +0000

Hidden Helpers & Harmful Habits in Our Lakes

A Message from Our Leader: Turning Over a New Leaf

Are Misconceptions Making Our Lakes Sicker?

Managing Hydrilla Without Harming the Lake

Muskrats and Aquatic Habitat Balance

Upcoming Conferences

Florida Lake Management Society 36th Annual Technical Symposium
Washington State Lake Protection Association 38th Annual Conference
Oregon Lake Association Conference
North American Lake Management Society 45th International Symposium

Harvesting Improves Lake Habitat and Navigation

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:11:09 +0000

An aquatic plant harvester has been used to scoop up the floating islands of vegetation that have built up on the lake for decades.

The process will make the lake easier to navigate for fishermen and other boaters, and should improve the fishing there as well, state experts say.

“It will improve the habitat of the lake,” said project manager Ed Hayes, a biological scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “This is preventative maintenance,”

The project will help not only fish, but also the birds and turtles that call the lake home.

Aquatic Weed Harvester Contracted to Remove Salvinia From Lakewood Community Lake

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:20:38 +0000

An aquatic weed believed to be salvinia molesta, which grew only along the shoreline in January, has multiplied so fast it now covers the entire surface of the water at Lakewood residential community, Pemulwuy, Australia.

The lake and its surrounds were home to an abundance of wildlife including ducks, pelicans and a pair of black swans, but that birdlife had thinned substantially since the weed coverage increased.

Due to unseasonably high temperatures has resulted in above-average water temperatures promoting the growth of the salvinia.
An aquatic weed harvester is being contracted to clear the lake of the invasive species and work is expected to last two weeks.