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Showing 11 through 20 of 55 articles for tag invasive plant treatment

  • FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lochloosa Lake

    Wednesday, April 19, 2023 -  The FWC will treat 32 acres of invasive hydrilla in the Alachua County lake along the northeastern shoreline where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.
  • map of Everglades WMA complex showing area to be treated

    FWC conducting aquatic habitat enhancement in Everglades WMA Complex

    Friday, April 14, 2023 -  This project should improve native plant diversity, wildlife foraging opportunities and recreational access through a combination of aerial herbicide treatments and prescribed burns in wetland areas of the Everglades WMA Complex that are populated with dense, monotypic invasive cattail.

  • FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Apopka

    Thursday, April 13, 2023 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

  • FWC conducts aquatic plant control on South Lake

    Monday, March 13, 2023 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Brevard County lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation and flood protection.

  • FWC to mechanically remove floating invasive plants in Lake Istokpoga

    Wednesday, October 19, 2022 -  The project started on Oct.13 and is scheduled to take about two months.

  • FWC to conduct Lake Okeechobee aquatic plant management starting Monday

    Friday, September 23, 2022 -  The cattail management areas proposed by the FWC have been approved by the Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force (an advisory group of state and federal agencies with public input on aquatic plant management conducted by the FWC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Water Management District on Lake Okeechobee) and Audubon Florida.

  • FWC conducts Lake Okeechobee plant management starting May 16

    Wednesday, May 18, 2022 -  Management areas include dense cattail marsh in South Bay at the southern end of the lake with smaller treatment areas in the northwest marsh between Buckhead Ridge and the Indian Prairie Canal.
  • Lake O torpedograss montage

    FWC continues torpedograss management on Lake Okeechobee

    Monday, May 9, 2022 -  Torpedograss management has and will reestablish desirable and diverse aquatic plant communities at sparse to moderate densities, thereby increasing foraging, spawning and nesting habitat for invertebrate, fish, avian and other wildlife populations.
  • map showing area of Lake Apopka to be treated

    FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Apopka

    Friday, April 22, 2022 -  The week of April 25, weather permitting, the FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

  • Innovative nutrient reduction project begins on Lake Okeechobee

    Thursday, April 14, 2022 -  This effort is part of the FWC’s strategy to use a variety of tools and explore new techniques to best manage for quality fish and wildlife habitat in Florida.