Those of you who have read the minutes of our JPA meeting on Sunday, know that a "swim over" inspection for invasive species had been arranged. Pam Hebert sent this report today after the inspection had been accomplished:

Will Stevenson from Lycott Environmental Inc. spent most of today conducting an aquatic plant survey, and reported that NO Eurasian milfoil was seen. Great news !! Will used a rake-toss method as well as a visual survey at approximately 150 points on all three Ponds. A GPS unit was used to track the boat as it moved around the Pond. He noted that Joe's Pond is one of the cleaner bodies of water he's been on with visibility in the range of 8 to 10 feet. Will also shared some pictures of lakes heavily infested with milfoil. Not a pretty sight.

Thanks, Pam for your report. At first glance, the pictures are interesting contrasts of colors, but if that mass of vegetation was in our lake water, entangling and strangling, it certainly would be a different story. We're very fortunate to be clear of any infestations such as shown above, and I'm sure we owe that to the careful scrutiny your team of boat inspectors give to boats before they are launched at the fishing access. Thank you, Pam, and thank your team. Good job.