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by Jim Powers » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:34 pm
Its really unfortunate, but something HAS to be done about invasive exotics. Locally, we are having a great debate about how to eliminate the Brazilian elodea that has become established in Griffy Lake, the old city water supply. This is the farthest north that this invasive has been recorded and the DNR wants to prevent it from spreading, particularly to the 10,000+ acre reservoir nearby. Unfortunately, the city govt. did not want to use chemicals. Finally, after three years of doing nothing, the state DNR stepped in and treated the lake plus eight local ponds it had spread to while the city wrung their hands over using chemicals. Hopefully, this will stop the spread of this exotic that was probably dumped into the lake by someone dumping their aquarium. It seems colored gravel is occasionally found along the shore.
As is often the case in life, a few people mess things up for the rest of us.