As many of you noticed, there was a watercraft inspector at Ellsworth Landing most Friday, Saturday, and Sundays during the summer. On some days the DNR had a decontamination station at the landing as well. DNR decontamination unit: The inspectors were looking for and helping folks decontaminate their watercraft, clean off weeds, drain water out of live wells & bait buckets, and ensure drain plugs were in or out. Our I-LIDS system captured over 4900 … Read More

It turns out that there are not one, but two problems with Eurasian Water Milfoil. Firstly, when it grows to the top of the water, its clumps impede all sorts of water activity. It can even be dangerous to swimmers getting tangled up in it. Fortunately, during the last couple of years we have not had such a problem. A second category of problem is that the plants break off during the summer and float … Read More