Curly Leaf Pondweed is in Lake of the Falls
At the end of July we found the invasive aquatic Curly Leaf Pondweed growing in 4 locations at the north end of Lake of the Falls. Two were very small amounts and were easily removed, but we found a large amount growing around the docks at Beaver’s Resort, and a large patch off the shore a few properties north of there. So on Friday, August 2, a small army of LOFA volunteers assembled at Beaver’s to take care of it. Di Schuett arrived early and pulled out almost all of the infestation at Beaver’s single-handedly before everyone else arrived. Then, armed with rakes and nets, a group of 8 more volunteers managed to pull the rest of the weeds in both locations in about 2 hours. At the Annual Meeting the following Sunday, we introduced our “Adopt-a-Shoreline” program. This map shows all our shorelines, and some of us have signed up to patrol for pondweed around our properties. Please consider taking responsibility for your shoreline, and for the areas to either side! (Some of our neighbors aren’t here all the time, or aren’t able to get out and look for weeds.) If you want to sign up for an