Minnesota Aquatic Plant Control May Require Permit
Aquatic plants serve many important functions in lakes; they prevent shoreline erosion, stabilize bottom sediments, provide habitat for fish and wildlife, and tie up nutrients that might otherwise grow algae. The removal of too many aquatic plants can impair their ability to perform these important functions.
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Researchers Determine AIS Spread by Boats
Preliminary results from systematic monitoring of Wisconsin lakes for aquatic invasive species confirm that boaters, not ducks or other birds, are spreading the invaders around. That is according to state and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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Stormwater Runoff Will be Directed Toward Irrigation Ponds
Although Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes that doesn’t mean water is an inexhaustible resource. Woodbury Minnesota has an innovative idea in order to use stormwater runoff from a 1.75-mile stretch of County Road 19 to use as irrigation for nearby Eagle Valley and Prestwick golf course.
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