by Debbie Palmer | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured, Invasive Species
Photo: Lawrence Barringer,Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, bugwood.org My facebook feed has been filled in recent days with confirmed reports of Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Elkhart, Porter and St. Joseph counties. Sadly, it is only a matter of...
by Debbie Palmer | Jun 5, 2023 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Invasive Species, Lake Info, Water Quality
I have written several articles about aquatic plants in Lake Maxinkuckee and there always seem to be more questions. Healthy Lakes Need Aquatic Plants | Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund Aquatic Vegetation Public Meeting Summary | Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 25, 2022 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Invasive Species, Lake Info, Water Quality
Dave Keister, Aquatic Weed Control, led a public meeting on Tuesday, November 15th, concerning vegetation in Lake Maxinkuckee. There were six people attending in person and six people who attended via ZOOM. Keister discussed the two invasive aquatic invasive...
by Debbie Palmer | Sep 8, 2022 | Aquatic Vegetation, General, Invasive Species, Watershed
phrag·mi·tes (frăg-mī′tēz) Phragmites australis is an invasive, perennial tall grass most often found in wetlands or surrounding ponds and lakes. You can easily identify them by their tall heights – which can reach fifteen feet, and feathery seed...
by Debbie Palmer | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, General, Invasive Species
Photo by Donna Lewis As the mute swan population has exploded in the last few decades, so has the destruction of habitats attributed to their presence. What’s Not to Love About a Swan? Swans symbolize love, devotion, romance, clairvoyance, inner beauty, grace, and...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 17, 2021 | Aquatic Vegetation, Featured, Invasive Species
Earlier this month I wrote an article about the aquatic vegetation issue in Lake Maxinkuckee. Aquatic Weed Control completed a survey, which gave us a good idea of what we are dealing with and how to control invasive plants, specifically Eurasian...
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