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06-29-2020, 06:34 AM | #1 |
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Pickerel Cove milfoil plan
curious if anyone knows the long-term plan for managing milfoil in Pickerel Cove? or a contact or online resource? TX
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06-29-2020, 08:45 AM | #2 |
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NH DES Pickerel Cove
Google something like NH DES Milfoil Management Plan Pickerel Cove
and you get to this: https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/...kerel_cove.pdf Hope this is what you wanted. |
06-29-2020, 09:18 AM | #3 |
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DES - Milfoil Pickerel Cove
Thank you for the link. I have noticed that all of the DES postings outline "proposed" work but little information on whether it was completed. My guess is that it is all about funding.
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06-29-2020, 11:04 AM | #4 |
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Proposed work because conditions may change. If the plan calls for treating three acres and the treatment this year was very successful., next year may only need one acre. DES, working with local groups develops the plan, but if there is chemical treatment involved, Dept of Agriculture has the approval authority. Yes, funding is a chore. Last I heard from the Exotic Aquatic Weeds and Species Committee, a one time infusion of $7 million would be necessary to really knock these problems down. We're trying to do it with several hundred thousand a year. Bless the volunteers that make this money go a long way.
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Paugus Bay Milfoil
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DES will be doing a survey of proposed treatment areas over the next few weeks. DASH work will be done later in August. The coves are always an area of concern. I was trying to upload the proposed treatment map for 2020 but apparently I have exceeded my limit.
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I would be very hesitant to put chemicals in the water just to kill grass. That cannot be good for the wildlife in the lake. There are alternative methods like a grass harvesting machine.
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Thank you Swim for your suggestion. What you have suggested using a harvest machine is the worst means of treating Milfoil. It has to be treated and then the roots of the plant have to be dug out. Using a grass harvesting method as you suggest just makes it worse. You should get informed on how Milfoil is treated properly. These methods have been used for several years now and all have been approved by DES.
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They say it doesn't kill the fish etc. but people cannot drink the water for a month and can't swim for 24 hours after treatment.
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In the past individuals have obtained and spread chemicals themselves, then flushed the area with their boat propeller. Dangerous in my book, but no way to study and evaluate rogue applications. Again, over many years, there appears to be no negative impact on native wildlife, fish or plants. |
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@Tis. Seems like we both have partial information. As you say, 2,4-D can be detected in the water column for some weeks. Yes, bottled water was supplied in some cases.
I couldn't find a specific online description on this matter, so I contacted DES. Here's the reply: Quote:
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08-04-2020, 11:58 AM | #14 |
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I'm not sure what you mean that we have partial information. But honestly I am pleased they have changed what they are using now. It does sound safer.
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The cove was treated in 2018 for milfoil, the company launched their air-boat from our ramp, they treated most of the cove. There is another weed that looks similar to Milfoil, but truthfully I do see Milfoil as a lake problem but in the cove Milfoil takes second place to the the lily pads and other weeds gone amuck. Milfoil is not just a Pickerel Cove issue, it's prevalent around the lake and that leads to the problem of treatments and who foots the bill. The last treatment was picked up by the state, who pays the tab next time and how much remains to be seen. Milfoil and most any water plant that is not totally uprooted and removed can re-root as well replant elsewhere, hence why they ask anyone moving a boat to clean it before and after launch. Pickerel Cove is a sweet spot, the cove has an abundance of wildlife, it's quite, and there isn't a massive neighborhood around the cove, if it weren't for the train or a open exhaust boat passing by you'd be hard pressed to know your around the corner from everything Lake Winni. Weeds, Milfoil, and some minor annoyances can be dealt with, we do our best to keep them at bay around our waterfront, for us in the cove the biggest issue is the Culvert, but even then it's a matter of sizing the boat or either buying or renting a slip outside the cove. Property values have skyrocketed around the lake and in fact most of NH, nothing like having some place to get away from it all, Covid-19 vs Milfoil, I'll take the Milfoil, we know how to get rid of that. |
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