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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-3--554338443 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Bernard, Excellent photographs: thanks! Chris On 1-Aug-07, at 11:52 PM, Bernard Burke wrote: > I photographed the plant in question today (Wednesday) at Little =20 > Albro Lake and here are a couple of photos in case someone may have =20= > missed a recent posting with an attachment in regards to this =20 > 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 ----- > From: Dusan Soudek > To: NatureNS > Cc: David Bessonette > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:55 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] "Foreign Plant Invading Little Albro Lake" in =20 > Dartmouth... > > Foreign plant invading Little Albro Lake > (from today's Chron.cle Her.ld) > > By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter | 5:28 AM > There=92s big trouble at Little Albro Lake. > > The Dartmouth lake is under attack by an "invasive plant species" =20 > called Yellow Floating Heart. > > The Asian plant was first introduced as an ornamental pond plant, =20 > says a staff report, but quickly takes over as it roots in bottom =20 > sediment and can root in up to two metres of water. > > It=92s so bad that swimming might have to be limited in the lake, =20 > says area councillor Jim Smith (Albro Lake-Harbourview). > > "We=92ll be lucky if they don=92t multiply and end up in another = lake," =20 > he said. > > However, the city=92s hands are tied because taking care of the lake =20= > falls under provincial jurisdiction. > > "They are currently investigating experience in other jurisdictions =20= > with this species. Their advice is that . . . a delay of one year =20 > will not make this problem any worse," says a staff report written =20 > for last night=92s meeting. > > However, Coun. Gloria McCluskey (Dartmouth Centre) said she walked =20 > by the lake the other day and couldn=92t believe how much it had =20 > reproduced in the past year. > > "It=92s unbelievable," she said. > > Although the plant is not poisonous, the report says that the =20 > Department of Natural Resources anticipates that this species may =20 > become a significant problem in Nova Scotia within the next few =20 > 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 =20 > from lake to lake in the form of leaf or root fragments, even =20 > carried unintentionally on the hulls of boats, the report outlines. > > Herbicides are not an option because of the municipal law governing =20= > the use of pesticides, a point made by Steve Streatch (Eastern =20 > 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 =20 > invasive species, noting the Asian spruce longhorn beetle and =20 > purple loosestrife. > > "If we need to change legislation to allow it (spray programs), we =20 > should," said Mr. Streatch. > > Coun. Bob Harvey (Lower Sackville) disagreed. > > "Dumping large quantities of chemicals . . . will only create =20 > another problem," he said, noting it could lead to a massive fish =20 > kill. > > Council agreed to send "an aggressive letter" to the provincial =20 > environment department. > > ( apugsley@herald.ca) > > --Apple-Mail-3--554338443 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Bernard,<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Excellent photographs: = thanks!</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV= >On 1-Aug-07, at 11:52 PM, Bernard Burke wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New = Roman; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: = 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><FONT = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">I photographed the plant = in question today (Wednesday)=A0at 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=A0this foreign plant invader. Good to know = what to look for I think:</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></FONT>=A0</DIV><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><A = href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125217/Medium"><SPAN= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: = Arial; font-size: 10px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125217/Medium</SPAN></A></= FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></FONT>=A0</DIV><DIV><FONT= face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><A = href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125221/Medium"><SPAN= class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: = Arial; font-size: 10px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/2/42125221/Medium</SPAN></A></= FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></FONT>=A0</DIV><DIV><FONT= face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">Bernard = Burke</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><A = href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.ympatico.ca"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">blburke@ns.ympatico.ca</SPAN></A></FONT></DIV><DIV>