Hydrilla on the Rise in Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma
Hydrilla (niipp.net) According to Bill Smallwood, Corps of Engineers lake manager, the complaints he’s receiving, the ones about hydrilla in public areas and around docks, well, they’re…
The Stewards of Water Blog
Water Chestnut Removed from Lake Carmi, Vermont
Carolyn Rhodes gathers water chestnut (vtwatershedblog.com) Lake Carmi, the 26th Vermont lake/pond with water chestnut, recently had its load lightened by a group of volunteers led by Lakes…
Endocide Field Day Held in Texas
Attendees at the Red River Waterway Comission’s Aquatic Research Center learned how endocides work and received an overview of their production, application and results. “This method, like the use of…
Florida: Possible 50% Cut for Algae Monitoring Programs
Algae (pifsc.noaa.gov) $839,879, that’s how much funding the 50% cut could cost FWC’s Harmful Algal Bloom group. The group, specifically tasked with finding out what caused a massive kill of…
Phragmites Threatens Wetlands in Guelph, Ontario
Phragmites (glennlakeassociation.com) Phragmites australis australis--the invasive subspecies that has infested much of North America-- has found its way into the Guelph area of Ontario.…
Blue-Green Algae and Hunting Dog Safety
Toxic algal bloom (newsroom.unl.edu) In response to a dog that recently died from swimming in the lake at the Olive Creek State Recreation Area, Nebraska, the Nebraska Game and Parks…