Massachusetts Weed Watchers Survey Manchuag Pond
Trained by the Department of Recreation and Conservation (DCR) Lakes and Ponds Program and Lycott Environmental, Weed Watchers, “work to prevent infestations of exotic invasive aquatic plants by…
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Salvinia Extract Shows Promise in Controlling Salvinia
Giant salvinia, a fast growing invasive with only one known predator—Brazil’s giant salvinia beetle—may have met its match. An extract from the plant itself that was being examined as a possible…
Update: Battle Against Water Soldier Continues in Trent River
The only known infestation of Water soldier in North America has been getting attention from professionals since 2008, yet the invasive has spread so much that surveyors can’t navigate their canoes…
Utah Lake, 2014 Phragmites Removal
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands alongside the Utah Lake Commission and other local organizations will be out combating phragmites this year. A web page detailing their management…
Invasive Elodea Found in Another Alaska Lake
Alexander Lake in south-central Alaska has a confirmed infestation of a variety of Elodea invasive to the region. The State Department of Natural Resources began herbicide treatments along the Kenai…
Toxic algae is a threat to family pets and farm animals
If you are an animal lover, you know how fun it is to watch a dog race headfirst into a pond or lake to fetch a ball or stick. Other than dealing with the not-so-lovely wet dog smell afterwards,…