The General Nuisance Native Aquatic Plant Herbicide Treatment will be the week of the 18th
This past weekend, surface water temps broke 80 degrees F! It’s only the first week of June and already we are seeing mid-summer water temps. Of course, classic Michigan weather prevailed and Tuesday night there was frost in White Cloud. Water temps have dropped and the risk of extreme temp algal blooms has diminished, for now. High water clarity and warm water equate to rapid aquatic plant growth. When water warms this quickly this early, Illinois Pondweed and other native plants top out at the surface and create boating, fishing, swimming, and aesthetic issues. The general contact herbicide treatment is administered to minimize this nuisance, but if it takes place to early in the year, plants will re-emerge later in the year. This year’s treatment is scheduled for the 19th and 20th (weather dependent). This treatment will be similar to last years, please refer to the 2006 maps for general locations. 2007 maps will be produced the week of the 11th but will likely not be ready to be posted until the day before the treatment. In the days following the treatment, treated plants will appear singed. The timing is intended to clear the water column just before the 4th of July. In response to the warmer temps this spring, the treatment was originally bumped up to the week of the 11th but to accommodate the annual bass tournament, the application was bumped back to the 19th. Working with the applicator, Aquatic Nuisance Control, we will do everything in our power to insure the treatment singes back emergent natives while leaving lower growing tertiary plants intact. This is critical to minimize post treatment algal blooms and to provide appropriate fishery habitat. There is always one variable out of our hands- weather. If calm, hot, and sunny conditions follow the treatment, algae will be most able to take up the released nutrients and blooms are likely. Due to water use restrictions, algaecides will not be applied during the 4th of July Holiday. Please feel free to contact us with any further questions or comments.
posted by Summit Lab @ 1:49 PM
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The weeds in the bay on East Canadian Lake in front of 8130 and 8144 East Royal Rd. are very heavy and tall. They are getting worse every year.
Please confirm that you will be spraying this area accordingly in 2007.
This area is included in the 2007 general treatment as it has been in past years.
Treatment for the weeds cannot come too soon -- I do realize that water temps, ambient temps etc. are factors but the weeds are getting way out of control especially in East Canadian Lake....I assume this treatment will be for that curly leaf stuff -- but can't something be done about this obnoxious water lillies as well?
What about all the ukky algae...don't be telling me it's good to attract insects for the fish....I pay the taxes for living on the lake - not the fish and I would like to be able to get the boat out away from the dock without getting caught up in weeds, water lilles and all that ukky looking algae.
Please make sure there is a heavy dose of weed killer applied to the end of East Canadian and all around the two islands ---
Well said.
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