Bottomland Vegetation Management
Uncontrolled growing vegetation, especially as it relates to invasive species and large mono-species tree growth on the bottomlands is a concern of many lake owners and Four Lakes Task Force. Bottomland vegetation is part of the environmental restoration plan that FLTF is implementing. However, we have determined that it is not feasible to implement a Four Lakes-wide program this year for these reasons:
- We will not have enough time to acquire the necessary permitting for large area vegetation control
- There’s currently no available funding to cover what will be a several hundred-thousand-dollar expenditure
- There is no consensus on what or how to do this within the community or the regulatory agencies, and we have to be realistic on what we can get done this year
We believe we have one more growing season before the issue of woody tree and brush management will become significantly more expensive. We are now targeting for a 2022 program.
Tactical vegetation management and other aspects of lake improvement activities come from the Lake Improvement Boards and Weed Assessment Districts. Four Lakes is working with all these groups to develop an aligned plan.
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