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Dick Osgood, the Wayzata.com invasive species expert and director of the Lake Minnetonka Association reacted to the discovery of Zebra Mussels in Wayzata Bay by responding, “It’s going to be a pain.”
Osgood indicated this morning that, “A handful of very small zebra mussels were found on the east side of Wayzata Bay along the causeway. [...]
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Zebra mussels found in Lake Minnetonka; Osgood says, “It’s going to change the lake”
Dick Osgood: Strong Medicine
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By the time this reaches the paper, the Lake Minnetonka Association’s 9th Annual Clean Up event will be over. During the event, volunteer SCUBA divers search various areas of the lake bottom and bring in trash and treasures. This event highlights the need for us all to do our part in keeping Lake [...]
AIS with Apologies to Dr. Seuss – Dick Osgood
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Aquatic Invasive Species – what are they?
They’re nearing our lakes and coming our way.
They’re nearing our lakes and coming our way.
When they arrive, they’ll make a mess.And we just call them A-I-S.
They hitchhike on boats from lake to lake,
Wreaking havoc in their wake.
They are plants, animals and even a virus.
We do not like you [...]
Dick Osgood: Ah, Spring!
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My daffodils have been up for weeks now, my backyard prairie had its prescribed burn, I have raked the mulch from my perennial beds, the ice is now long off Lake Minnetonka. Signs of Spring.
As we look forward to another season enjoying beautiful Lake Minnetonka, let’s refresh our awareness of what boaters and lakeshore owners [...]
Dick Osgood: Ramping Down
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Last year at this time, we were abuzz with the heightened prospect that zebra mussel had been discovered in Prior Lake – way too close for comfort. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources indicated they were beefing up their prevention and enforcement efforts. The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District made increased inspections their ‘top priority.’ The [...]
Dick Osgood: Is Anyone Listening?
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Lakeshore Weekly News Editor Brett Strusa’s Column in the January 11th edition asked whether our elected officials were listening in reference to recent City actions in Deephaven.
Here, I want to talk about what lakeshore owners and businesses are saying relative to milfoil control on Lake Minnetonka.
Around Lake Minnetonka, the lakeshore owners and businesses have been [...]
DICK OSGOOD: Funding for AIS Prevention and Control
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In last month’s column, I made a plea that the Cities around Lake Minnetonka ought to provide more funding toward the control of milfoil. Indeed, since then, the Cities of Greenwood and Tonka Bay each committed $5,000 toward the proposed milfoil treatments in St. Albans and Gideon Bays and the Cities of Mound and [...]
Dick Osgood: The Cities Should Get into the Milfoil Game
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The Lake Minnetonka Association is gratified at the wonderful results of the milfoil herbicidal treatments in Grays and Phelps Bays this year. We are also proud of our members’ voluntary financial support – in fact, the majority of the financial support has come from lakeshore residents and businesses on the respective bays.
We are also [...]
Dick Osgood: Shielding Lake Minnetonka
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In the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS), there is a new jargon being used to frame strategic prevention approaches. We are now speaking of ‘containment’ and ‘shields’ – referring to containing AIS within waters already infested with AIS and shielding un-infested waters to keep unwanted AIS out.
With respect to Lake Minnetonka and zebra [...]
