Water Hyacinth, or Plastic?
A Czech firm is using 6th century Japanese techniques to turn Lake Victoria’s invasive problem into paper. “Very simple techniques like manual hand-beating using wooden hammers,” said Michal Gorec,…
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Water Lowers to Combat Hydrilla, Henderson Lake
In Lafayette County, Louisiana, multiple agencies are working together in an effort to contain Henderson Lake’s hydrilla problem. "Hydrilla is the most detrimental plant in the state," Henderson Mayor…
Invasive Control Moves Forward in Times Beach
NY- Lead by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Engineer Research and Development Center, the third year of multiple aquatic invasive plant species management at the Times Beach Nature Preserve…
"Fight the Phrag" in New York
"Fight the Phrag" began this month, an effort to remove the invasive phragmites that has crowded out Brooklyn's only lake. Some stands of the plant have reached 18 feet in height, making this no easy…
Campers Help Map Treatment Areas
Michigan – Heather Rawlings, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, lead campers from Camp Chickagami in an effort to identify phragmites and other invasive species in the Presque Isle Quarry.…
Golf Course Industry Publishes Annual Water Industry Issue
The annual issues covers everything from best irrigation practices to the current drought conditions in California. Water conservation is a real issue for golf course superintendents everywhere.…