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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7D496.F414DF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I photographed the plant in question today (Wednesday) at Little Albro = Lake and here are a couple of photos in case someone may have missed a = recent posting with an attachment in regards to this foreign plant = invader. Good to know what to look for I think: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125217/Medium http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125221/Medium Bernard Burke blburke@ns.ympatico.ca Dartmouth ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dusan Soudek=20 To: NatureNS=20 Cc: David Bessonette=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:55 AM Subject: [NatureNS] "Foreign Plant Invading Little Albro Lake" in = Dartmouth... Foreign plant invading Little Albro Lake (from today's Chron.cle Her.ld) By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter | 5:28 AM=20 There's big trouble at Little Albro Lake. The Dartmouth lake is under attack by an "invasive plant species" = called Yellow Floating Heart. The Asian plant was first introduced as an ornamental pond plant, says = a staff report, but quickly takes over as it roots in bottom sediment = and can root in up to two metres of water. It's so bad that swimming might have to be limited in the lake, says = area councillor Jim Smith (Albro Lake-Harbourview). "We'll be lucky if they don't multiply and end up in another lake," he = said. However, the city's hands are tied because taking care of the lake = falls under provincial jurisdiction. "They are currently investigating experience in other jurisdictions = with this species. Their advice is that . . . a delay of one year will = not make this problem any worse," says a staff report written for last = night's meeting.=20 However, Coun. Gloria McCluskey (Dartmouth Centre) said she walked by = the lake the other day and couldn't believe how much it had reproduced = in the past year. "It's unbelievable," she said. Although the plant is not poisonous, the report says that the = Department of Natural Resources anticipates that this species may become = a significant problem in Nova Scotia within the next few years as it = tends to take over any lake in which it is introduced. As well, the plant is so hardy that it can be easily transported from = lake to lake in the form of leaf or root fragments, even carried = unintentionally on the hulls of boats, the report outlines. Herbicides are not an option because of the municipal law governing = the use of pesticides, a point made by Steve Streatch (Eastern = Shore-Musquodoboit Valley). "A barge with a spray program would get rid of it in a week." He said the municipality is sadly becoming victim to several invasive = species, noting the Asian spruce longhorn beetle and purple loosestrife. "If we need to change legislation to allow it (spray programs), we = should," said Mr. Streatch.=20 Coun. Bob Harvey (Lower Sackville) disagreed. "Dumping large quantities of chemicals . . . will only create another = problem," he said, noting it could lead to a massive fish kill. Council agreed to send "an aggressive letter" to the provincial = environment department.=20 ( apugsley@herald.ca) ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7D496.F414DF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DISO-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=3D#000000 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I photographed the plant in question = today=20 (Wednesday) at Little Albro Lake and here are a couple of photos in = case=20 someone may have missed a recent posting with an attachment in regards=20 to this foreign plant invader. Good to know what to look for I=20 think:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125217/Medium">http= ://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125217/Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125221/Medium">http= ://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125221/Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bernard Burke</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.ympatico.ca">blburke@ns.ympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dsoudekd@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">Dusan=20 Soudek</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Ddsbessonette@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:dsbessonette@ns.sympatico.ca">David Bessonette</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 01, = 2007 7:55=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] "Foreign = Plant=20 Invading Little Albro Lake" in Dartmouth...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT class=3DContent_Headlines-links>Foreign plant = invading=20 Little Albro Lake<BR>(from today's Chron.cle Her.ld)<BR></FONT><BR>By = AMY=20 PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter | 5:28 AM<FONT = class=3DContent_body-links>=20 <P>There=92s big trouble at Little Albro Lake.</P> <P>The Dartmouth lake is under attack by an "invasive plant species" = called=20 Yellow Floating Heart.</P> <P>The Asian plant was first introduced as an ornamental