Come Friday, it will be illegal to give away, buy or sell any of more than two dozen common aquatic plants found in fish tanks, backyard water sculptures and koi ponds.
The invasive non-native aquatic plants -- 28 of them in all -- have increasingly choked the state's rivers, ponds, lakes and canals. As a result, the Indiana Natural Resources Commission voted in May to take action.
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An important role of the Farm Pond Advisory Committee is to advise the Board of Selectmen on actions that will keep Farm Pond pristine. This year, FPAC has taken on the control of nonnative invasive aquatic plants as a major focus.
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Scientists, educators, public officials and others interested in the management of invasive aquatic plants are gathering this month for the annual meeting of the Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS). "Aquatic weeds can have a profound impact on our communities," said Lee Van Wychen, Ph.D., science policy director for the WSSA. "They can clog flood control channels, impair water supplies, and endanger commerce, recreation and tourism."
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Exotic visitors to Florida sporting snouts, scales, fins, feathers, fur, or foliage tend to hunker down, divide and multiply, and foreclose on native flora and fauna. As of 2010, 1,392 non-native plant species were identified in South Florida alone, and of those, 69 are priorities for control.
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Efforts to improve the quality of lakes at nine of the
facilities operated by OC Parks have earned the department
an Award of Excellence from the California
Park and Recreation Society. OC Parks received the award in the Park and Facility
Maintenance Management category for a Lake
Management Program instituted in 2010. The end result has been a decrease in complaints
from the public and a number of compliments on
the improvements.
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Not only is Clear Lake at its lowest level in years but the water clarity is unbelievable. In many areas you can see the bottom at a depth of 6-8 feet. The low lake level and extreme water
clarity will have a profound effect on the fishermen. It will also result in an explosion of aquatic weeds by midsummer.
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A reported sighting of Eurasian watermilfoil in Eagle Bend Yacht Harbor waters led to the discovery of large quantities of curleyleaf pondweed in the harbor and waterways that surround it. A survey
funded through Lake County, the Flathead Lakers and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and led by Eric Hanson of the Flathead Aquatic Invasive Species group found no traces of watermilfoil.
But, Hanson said the survey results showed a different aquatic invasive species, curleyleaf pondweed, has heavily infested (40 percent of the plants) the Eagle Bend harbor and channel. It was also found in patches
along the Flathead River bottom leading upstream for a couple of miles, in Fennon Slough and in two places in Flathead Lake—just outside of the harbor in Somers and along a seawall outside of Bigfork.
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Trenton -- A bill to permanently fund weed harvesting at the state’s largest lake was voted out of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee Monday. The $400,000 per year for the Lake Hopatcong Commission would come from licensing fees for non-tidal boats...
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Scottsboro, AL -- Aquatic weeds in Lake Guntersville are becoming an issue. A community based organization is trying to kill the weeds before the weather gets warm. The plants are called Milfoil and Hydrilla. The aquatic weeds are starting to take over this small part of Lake Guntersville in Scottsboro called Roseberry Creek. Fishermen like it because bass fish swim near he plants and are easy to catch. But property owners on the water want the weeds gone.
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The recent Bassmaster Southern Open tournament results showed that bass fishing on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida continues to shine, and it should. Florida communities and natural resource agencies have spent a lot of time and money improving the water and wildlife habitats.
Cleaning up the water has yin-yang consequences. When nutrient pollution is reduced, it lowers algae blooms and clears up the water. When the water clears, aquatic plants grow more. If you add an exotic plant to this mix, the normal balance is severely one-sided, in favor of exotic plants.
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PURSUANT to R.C.W 43.21C, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on February 1, 2012 the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District (LEAD AGENCY) did issue a determination of non-significance relative to the environmental impact of the following described proposal:
An application was submitted by the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District to conduct aquatic weed harvesting activities throughout Moses Lake. Weed removal would occur in numerous locations throughout the lake. Weed harvesting removes both noxious aquatic weeds and beneficial weeds when plant densities build to nuisance levels and hinder recreation in the lake. Aquatic weeds will be mechanically cut by a pontoon-mounted weed harvester, stored in the weed harvester hopper during transport, deposited directly into trucks and hauled away for disposal.
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The Washington Department of Ecology has revised a permit that protects people and the environment when herbicides are used to curb the spread of noxious weeds growing in wet areas.
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Maitland will benefit from an $8 million warpath designed to control noxious weeds and protect the environment.
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