Tahoe: Headway made in fight against aquatic invasive
plants (10/31/16) <http://tahoercd.org/2016/10/headway-made-fight-aquatic-invasive-plants/>
In 2010, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe
RCD), in collaboration with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program,
began treatment of approximately six acres of aquatic invasive plants in the
nearshore by Vikingsholm in the iconic Emerald Bay. The control methods
included bottom barriers, which kill plants by eliminating light, and
diver-assisted suction removal, which physically removes plants and roots.
After four years of comprehensive treatment, Emerald Bay remains free of
aquatic invasive plants….
