At least eight bald eagles died at Thurmond Lake during the winter and early spring because of an algae-borne neurotoxin linked to the invasive weed hydrilla.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8 bald eagle deaths at Thurmond Lake this season
At least eight bald eagles died at Thurmond Lake during the winter and early spring because of an algae-borne neurotoxin linked to the invasive weed hydrilla.
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After weather delay, Half Moon Lake treatment commences
After being delayed a couple days due to strong winds, a boat was out treating Half Moon Lake today with a special herbicide. A boat was crisscrossing the lake all day applying an herbicide that hopes to eradicate the evasive curly leaf pond weed.
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EPA denies petition to revoke 2,4-D
After considering public comment and all available studies, EPA has denied the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) petition to revoke all tolerances and cancel all registrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), a phenoxy herbicide and plant growth regulator that has been used in the U.S. since the 1940s. It is currently found in approximately 600 products registered for agricultural, residential, industrial and aquatic uses. The NRDC had filed the petition in November 2008.
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Council takes aim at weedy harbor
ESCANABA -- Plans are moving along for getting rid of invasive weeds at the Escanaba Harbor, the Escanaba City Council was informed at its regular meeting Thursday. Council approved the purchase of a herbicide to combat nuisance plants there this spring. During the past few years, invasive weeds - including the Eurasian water milfoil and the curly pondweed - have caused problems for boaters in the local harbor. For example, the weeds get caught in boat propellers.
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Sterile grass carp battle Santee Cooper Lakes hydrilla
MONCKS CORNER -- This spring, Santee Cooper is stocking lakes Marion and Moultrie with 109,000 sterile grass carp in a renewed strike against hydrilla.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
The Spring Lineup of Iowa’s 10 Most Invasive Threats
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Invasive plants and animals, many of them deliberately imported and without natural controls, continue to displace beneficial native species, degrading Iowa’s natural environment. With the early start to spring, many of these species have a leg up this year. So The Gazette asked a panel of experts to help us compile a list of Iowa’s 10 most-troublesome invasive species.
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Drawdown set for Black Bayou
Outdoor enthusiasts and property owners have endured severe problems with aquatic vegetation on Black Bayou for several years. Hydrilla remains the greatest concern, at times covering up to 90 percent of the lake.
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Lake Stevens Eurasian Milfoil treatment – Year 2
In March the Lake Stevens’ City Council approved a contract amendment with AquaTechnex to develop the follow up treatment plan for addressing the lake’s Eurasian Milfoil. The work will include a survey of the entire shoreline area, mapping where milfoil is found, and the development of the next phase treatment plan.
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Unusual weather could result in more lake weeds
The mild winter and early spring could potentially affect the amount of weeds in Chautauqua Lake this year… Last year, Eurasian milfoil, an invasive weed species, impacted boating, swimming and fishing in the lake, and there could be even more weed growth this year because of the unusual weather conditions.
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Our View: Aquatic pest money will be well spent
...This $800,000 is a tiny part of the overall state budget, but it's also something that could have easily been taken out, if it had been seen as some sort of pork spending by people in parts of the state where aquatic invasive species aren't on the top of the priority list. But people in this area are right to be concerned. Hydrilla can quickly spread to other lakes when small pieces stuck to boats and propellers get transported from place to place as boaters explore new waterways. It has a very real potential to infest all of the Finger Lakes if something isn't done to prevent that from happening.
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BILLINGTON SEA ASSOCIATION: Weeding the Sea
PLYMOUTH -- Plans to remove invasive weeds from Billington Sea will restrict boat traffic on the West Plymouth pond through the middle of the summer. Workers installed a curtain net Thursday that will separate Billington Sea’s western bay from the main body of the pond. The netting will enable the treatment of that bay with an herbicide that will kill two different types of invasive weeds that are choking the bay.
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