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Thursday, 17 December, 2020 - 14:56 Boaties, tourism operators and recreational users on Lake WÄnaka are being asked to be extra careful this summer to avoid damaging biodegradable matting installed to control lakeweed. Land Information New Zealand leads restoration operations on Otago’s lakes. As part of these operations, hessian matting has been laid at a number of sites in Lake WÄnaka to supress the spread of the highly invasive waterweed, lagarosiphon. Left uncontrolled lagarosiphon takes over lakes, creating dense forests of weed below the water’s surface. It can block boats’ motors, ruin swimming, and smother precious native plants. LINZ Biosecurity and Biodiversity Group Manager Megan Reid says from mid-late December 15 to 20 marker buoys will be installed at the following locations to clearly mark out areas where matting is laid: ....
Press Release – Land Information New Zealand Boaties, tourism operators and recreational users on Lake Wnaka are being asked to be extra careful this summer to avoid damaging biodegradable matting installed to control lakeweed. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) leads restoration operations … Boaties, tourism operators and recreational users on Lake Wānaka are being asked to be extra careful this summer to avoid damaging biodegradable matting installed to control lakeweed. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) leads restoration operations on Otago’s lakes and says hessian matting has been laid at a number of sites in Lake Wānaka to supress the spread of the highly invasive waterweed, lagarosiphon. ....
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 3:24 pm Boaties, tourism operators and recreational users on Lake Wānaka are being asked to be extra careful this summer to avoid damaging biodegradable matting installed to control lakeweed. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) leads restoration operations on Otago’s lakes and says hessian matting has been laid at a number of sites in Lake Wānaka to supress the spread of the highly invasive waterweed, lagarosiphon. Left uncontrolled lagarosiphon takes over lakes, creating dense forests of weed below the water’s surface. It can block boats’ motors, ruin swimming, and smother precious native plants. LINZ Biosecurity and Biodiversity Group Manager Megan Reid says ....