A helicopter will be flying over Presque Isle State Park on Wednesday, October 10 applying herbicide to 170 acres of land inundated with two invasive plant species. The invasive species are Narrow-leaf Cattail and Phragmites. The presence of these plants is damaging to the native plants as well as the overall habitat and ecosystem health of the park.
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Victorian scientists are working on a solution to control aquatic weeds that block irrigation channels. Scientists … are testing a potential new herbicide to wipe out submerged aquatic weeds. DPI Senior Research Scientist Tony Dugdale said efficient water delivery was of critical importance to irrigators, farmers and the community. "When these weeds infest irrigation channels, the hydraulic capacity of the channels is reduced and the delivery of water becomes compromised," Dr Dugdale said. "This ultimately leads to reduced water delivery to irrigators."
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Residents living along East and West Crooked Lakes in Genoa Township continue to disagree whether a large-scale chemical weed-control project would pose risks to human health or aquatic life.
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Shawnee County Parks and Recreation announced Thursday it would work Wednesday with Brunswick, Ga.-based Estate Management Services to apply aquatic herbicide to Lake Shawnee to kill Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive aquatic plant.
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Fenton Twp. — Weed treatment in the lakes of Fenton Township has brought mixed reactions amongst residents. At Monday’s board of trustees meeting, Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control was given approval to treat Lake Ponemah and three other lakes.
Residents on the lakes agreed that the weeds needed to be addressed. However, there was some debate as to whether chemicals should be used to treat the weeds.
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FREEPORT, TX (KTRK) -- Dow officials say while employees were spraying a common aquatic herbicide in the Dow freshwater canal on Monday, the Brazosport Water Authority's intake area also was accidentally sprayed…As a result, officials with the Brazosport Water Authority temporarily shut down the water plant until officials can run tests on the water to see if it has been affected by the chemical.
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The Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway will begin spraying an herbicide to invasive phragmites in the Macatawa Marsh sometime this week through the end of September. The herbicide will be applied by a helicopter and target phragmites with chemicals designed to be used in an aquatic environment.
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The presence of hydrilla in Lake Pinehurst has been confirmed by the aquatic weed control program within the N. C. Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) and by four state-licensed aquatic contractors who bid on the Lake Pinehurst restoration contract...
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