| Unhappy Lake June land owners flock to meeting on Illinois pondweed issue Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:18 PM PDT LAKE PLACID — A majority of the Lake June property owners at a meeting held by Florida's Fish and Wildlife Commission Wednesday were angry, suspicious and demanding of action. The meeting was about an outbreak of Illinois pondweed along the lake shore. READ MORE |
| Crews begin treating weed-filled NW Ind. lake with herbicides to combat aquatic plants Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:18 PM PDT Lynn Stephens has lived in her lakeside home for 14 years and says the cleanup of Lake George is badly needed. She says the weeds in the lake are so thick that "the ducks and swans don't even come around anymore." READ MORE |
| Dam lower to fight aquatic weed Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:17 PM PDT Meridian Energy, which uses the lake to generate electricity at the Benmore Power Station, began lowering the lake on Monday to allow Land Information New Zealand (Linz) to carry out a spraying programme to control lagarosiphon. READ MORE |
| After tons of weeds whacked, Huron clearer Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:12 PM PDT About 40 trailers full of Vallisneria americana, or eelgrass, have been removed from a site on the river nearby the Hamburg Road bridge since Monday, and about another 30 truckloads will be removed by Friday, said Pat Hohl, township supervisor. READ MORE |
| Glyphosate applications on invasive plants voted down in Clay Township Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:10 PM PDT Clay Township Supervisor Artie Bryson said the majority of attendees of the herbicide public hearing said "no" to the quarterly applications, even though every agency in the county, state and nation assured him they do no harm. The chemicals in glyphosate are the same as the garden weed-killer, Roundup. READ MORE |
| Pesticide bitter medicine for anglers Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:38 PM PDT "They say that they don't use pesticides, they use medicines, which is a laugh. If you read any dictionary, it states that a pesticide is 'any substance which is used to kill animal pests'. They're calling them medicines, which is a total con-job," said Mr Smyth. READ MORE |
| Aerial herbicide application on Spring Bayou set for Aug. 8 Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:37 PM PDT Waterway navigation difficult due to American lotus coverage. READ MORE |
| Sammamish River Trail: Use Caution as Weed Removal Work Begins Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:33 PM PDT Divers are removing the invasive aquatic weed Brazilian elodea from the river. READ MORE |
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