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Chautauqua Lake Association crews and Mobitracs from the town of Chautauqua have coordinated on the cleanup of aquatic plants and debris this summer, including last week’s efforts in Bemus and North Harmony.
P-J photo by Jay Young
The use of herbicides in Chautauqua Lake north of Long Point State Park is shaping up to be a contentious issue in 2021.
Applications for herbicide permits in Chautauqua Lake have already been delivered to the state DEC asking for permission to use herbicide on about 900 acres of Chautauqua Lake.
A study of submerged vegetation throughout the lake by North Carolina University students found Eurasian milfoil as the second-most prominent type of vegetation in the town of Chautauqua’s waters. Out of 381 sampling locations, 93% contained vegetation, with 44% of the locations having moderate vegetation and 28% sparse vegetation. In Mayville 113 locations were samples, all of which had vegetation and 72% of ....

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