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Department of
Environmental Quality
Idaho
Department of
Fish and Game, Panhandle
Fishing Report
Environmental
Protection
Agency, Region 10
Lake Pend
Oreille Idaho Club
Rock
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Idaho
Legislature
Idaho
State Governor
Dirk Kempthorne
Albeni
Falls Dam
Sandpoint, city of
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Eurasian
watermilfoil
The Pend Oreille basin is infested with a noxious aquatic weed called Eurasian watermilfoil. It is estimated that Bonner County alone has nearly 4,000 acres of this stuff! It is most often transported recreationally (boats, jet skis, etc). The scary thing about this plant is that it spreads by fragmentation, meaning that no flowering or seed is necessary to reproduce more plants. Any fragment that has a node and is ripped off by passerby or natural conditions has the capacity to start a new plant. It prefers shallow, warmer waters, but due to its resilient nature, it is found in many fast-moving, colder waters in our area (such as Priest and Pend Oreille Rivers).
Last year, the Idaho State Legislature appropriated $4 million dollars for the "control" of Eurasian milfoil. Of that amount, Bonner County was awarded nearly half. Recently, the Bonner County Commissioners have created a "Bonner County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force" to address the prevention, monitoring, and control of aquatic noxious weeds, notably Eurasian milfoil. This group is comprised of very diverse representation from around the region, of which the Lakes Commission is a particpant. The purpose of this task force is to faciliate meaningful dialogue between all interested parties, keep the lines of communication open, and make educated recommendations to the county in regard to future funding endeavors and treatment plans. All meetings are open to the public; agendas, Minutes, and other information is posted on the Bonner County website under "public works," then "weeds."
For information on this year's treatment, see www.pendoreillemilfoil.com or visit the contractor's "info center" located at 104 Pine Street, Suite C in Sandpoint.
Residents
rap herbicides
By Keith Kinnaird
03/07/07
Bonner County Daily Bee
Region's
agencies ready to boost battle against milfoil
By Tom Greene
06/20/06
Hagadone News Network
Fund
to fight milfoil OK’d
By Betsy Z. Russell
03/30/06
Spokesman Review
Panel
urges milfoil funding
By Keith Kinnaird
02/28/06
Bonner County Daily Bee
Updated
noxious weed bill draws wide support
By Betsy Z. Russell
02/23/06
Spokesman Review
Eurasian
milfoil Identification
Timothy S. Prather, Sandra Robbins, and Sandy Daniels
University of Idaho
Milfoil
problem growing in Idaho’s lakes
By Tom Greene
1/14/06
Hagadone News Network
Milfoil
concerns on minds of legislature
By Meghann M. Cuniff
1/13/06
Spokesman Review
Sagle
landowners tangle with milfoil
10/23/05
Bonner County Daily Bee
Sonar
PR being used to treat Sand Creek milfoil
By R.J. Cohn
7/29/05
Bonner County Daily Bee
Milfoil
battle plan subject of meeting
By Keith Kinnaird
6/28/04
Keith Kinnaird
Petition
decries use of herbicide in Milfoil fight
By Keith Kinnaird
2/16/04
Bonner County Daily Bee
Lack
of legal notice helped foil weed plan
By Keith Kinnaird
Bonner County Daily Bee
Handout
on Eurasian milfoil
By Kootenai County Natural Resources Protection
Bonner
County Public Works handout
By Brad Bluemer, Bonner Co. Public Works Weed Dept.
Handout
on Eurasian milfoil from Lakes Commission meeting
Compiled by Kate Wilson
1/25/06
Information
regarding the Invasive Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Milfoil
concerns on minds of Legislature
1/13/06
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Spokesman Review
Group
drawing a bead on Cocolalla milfoil
9/24/05
By Keith Kinnaird
Bonner County Daily Bee