Michigan Students Protect Local Lakes
With the help of outreach specialist Jo Latimore, two MSU students have traveled to at least 15 boat launches throughout the state this summer. Equipped with a mobile boat-washing unit, the group…
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The Hunt for Water Soldier
Water soldier (courtesy of orilliapacket.com). Ontario, Canada – A portion of the Trent-Severn Waterway has been invaded by the only known wild population of water soldier in North…
Update: Cayuga Lake Inlet Hydrilla Treatment
Hydrilla (courtesy of extension.entm.purdue.edu). New York - After being treated with an herbicide on July 29, a few hydrilla plants in the Cayuga Lake Inlet are still green and growing. In…
Canadian Groups Consider Measures Against Algae
Green algae near the water body's bank (wacf.com). Alberta lakes are prone to blue-green algae blooms, so much so a provincewide warning system was initiated three years ago to let local…
68th Water Body Invaded in Vermont
Eurasian watermilfoil, targeted in the plan (newbranchesschool.edublogs.org). Lime Pond, a ten acre pond in Barnard, Vermont, has become the 68th water body in the state to have an…
Milfoil Up! Property Values Down!
Nearby Kezar Lake (greatmainewoods.com). Moose Pond is free of invasives and the citizens of Bridgton, Maine, want to keep it that way. With Courtesy Boat Inspectors located at the two…