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Mil-Foiled!

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 29, 2004.

Over sixty Granite State lakes and rivers have been invaded by milfoil. It clogs our lakes, chokes our plant and wildlife and makes swimming and boating nearly impossible. We�ll look at some new approaches to eradicate this tough exotic plant and look to ways to prevent further outbreaks from happening in the future. Laura's guests are Joel Harrington, Environmental Policy Director for The New Hampshire Lakes Association. Jody Connor, Director of the Limnology Center for The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Lionel Chute, Administrator for The Natural Heritage Bureau for the Division of Forests and Lands and a member of the New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. Pat Tarpey, Lake Point Person of the Lake Host Program for The Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association and Ed Neister, Chairman of the Suncook Lake Association Milfoil Control Committee, his committee along with D.E.S has almost completely eradicated Milfoil from Lower Suncook Lake in Barnstead, New Hampshire.

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