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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
Anybody ever stop to think, milfoil is mother natures way of trying to tell us something? Like maybe we are over developing and over using this wonderful resource.... All the development and nice homes are nice, but all the wonderful yards with green grass and beautiful flower beds come at a cost.... Not everyone follows the rules and use environmentally friendly fertilizers...
don't even get me started on beaches, even the perched ones that aren't supposed to be as intrusive.
I am not some earthy crunchy person or environmentalist with an agenda here folks, but the time has come and we are paying the piper..... controlling the milfoil is going to expensive and an ongoing battle for years to come.
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You are exactly right. The time has come to pay the piper, but it is not something to avoid, since we have already heard his tune. Once we decide to battle milfoil, we'll start figuring out the sources and think of ways to slow down the growth. Fertilizer scofflaws are part of the problem, but run-off from the entire watershed is also a problem. At this point, it is cheaper to fight the symptoms than fix the root problem. Similar to the climate problem and who knows, maybe part of it.