Thursday, February 9, 2012

Hydrilla gains hold in Buggs Island Lake


Steve Hoyle, an aquatic weed specialist with N.C. State University who spoke at the Clarksville Lake Issues Committee symposium Thursday, confirmed that the invasive weed hydrilla has established itself in Kerr Reservoir/Buggs Island Lake.

“We don’t know what’s in Kerr. That’s a big question mark,” he said.

He said a rough survey of the North Carolina portion of the lake last fall provided the first documentation. 


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