May 15 2010 – Huff and Thompson have been spraying the “Water Hyacinth”. Dingee is going to spray the Callalilly. They encourage the residents to pull the water hyacinth (floaters) out of the lake with rakes to dry on the banks. Please do not fertilize near the lake or allow fertilizer to run off into the lake.
Here is a link for more information about control issues <<http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/database/algae/filamentous_algae_mgmt.htm>>
Jan 2010 – This lake offers an ideal habitat for filamentous algae. The lake is rich in nutrients, especially phosphates, and has a lengthy water retention time. Water hyacinths,an annual problem, is handled by manual removal. Assoc. members can help by removing them along shorelines. The heavy algal bloom is probably due to the increase in nutrients,especially phosphates, to the lake from the runoff of the unusually heavy rainfall in ’07 from the yards and ditches surrounding the lake. (lake’s watershed). The Lake Comm. is presently looking into mechanical methods of algae removal.
We have been fighting the Cow Lilly and the Water Hyacinth for 2-3 years. They were sprayed in Feb 2009 and May 2009. We seem to have this well under control. Bufallo Camp still has the problem. The best way to remove Hyacinth is to physically pull it from the lake. The committee will not spray when the lake level is low, or in the heat of the summer. Spraying of plants other than by permission of the lake committee is prohibited.
This is the Algae that is on the lake and is supported by the Coon Tail plant.
This is Coon Tail and it supports the Algae. You can remove it fairly easily by harvesting it with a rake and leaving it on the shore to dry.