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Jan 22, 2022 Reprinted with permission. Please subscribe to the Valders Journal and follow the Valders Journal on facebook. Treatment aimed to kill invasive Eurasian milfoil in Pigeon Lake had an unusual result–it worked. Gus Gospodarek, president of the Pigeon Lake Association, said a recent consultant’s report shows improvement in the rural Valders lake because of treatment for the invasive aquatic plant a few years ago. “We are weed free so far,” he said. The report produced by Onterra Lake Management Planning noted treatment took place in 2017. “We are thrilled about it,” Gospodarek said. “That will be five years without the finding of Eurasian milfoil.” updated June 12, 2022. The temporary panfish limits rule that went into effect April 1, 2016 applies through March 31, 2026. The initial 5-year evaluation period ended March 31, 2022…Pigeon Lake beats the invasive odds
Treatment for Eurasian milfoil holds for five years, restoring popular lake to health
By Todd S. Bergmann, Valders Journal
Temporary Panfish Rule in Effect through 2026
