{"id":8492,"date":"2017-07-09T10:11:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T14:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/?p=8492"},"modified":"2018-02-13T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T14:24:39","slug":"protect-your-lake-from-eurasian-watermilfoil-wash-all-boats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/protect-your-lake-from-eurasian-watermilfoil-wash-all-boats\/8492","title":{"rendered":"Protect your Lake from Eurasian Watermilfoil: wash all boats!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This exotic and very invasive plant –\u00a0\u00a0 Eurasian Watermilfoil<\/em><\/strong> – has already spoiled more than 40 lakes in the Laurentians alone. Fortunately, there is none in Argenteuil. None in our lakes.<\/p>\n

We absolutely want to keep it that way because once a lake is contaminated, little can be done to restore it.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I have raised his issue before but I am writing again about it because it is now our biggest threat<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

So, this summer, make sure that the boats brought in by renters and friends – and yours if it is used in a foreign lake – are thoroughly washed before they navigate your lake.<\/p>\n

Same applies to paddles, fishing gear, electric motors.<\/p>\n

Here is how to proceed.<\/p>\n

Follow these four steps: inspect – drain – clean – dry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inspection<\/strong> is the most important. If you look carefully, you will probably locate exotic plants or molluscs. Drain<\/strong> to make sure the is no leftover water at the bottom of your kayak, for example. Clean<\/strong> with fresh water and a bit of bleach<\/strong>. Finally, let dry<\/strong> in the sun for a few days.<\/p>\n

All this should evidently be done at a good distance from the lake.<\/p>\n

If you wish to know more about this plant, this Guide (in English) should prove very helpful.\u00a0 eurasian-water-milfoil-guide<\/a><\/p>\n

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This exotic and very invasive plant –\u00a0\u00a0 Eurasian Watermilfoil – has already spoiled more than 40 lakes in the Laurentians alone. Fortunately, there is none in Argenteuil. None in our lakes. We absolutely want to keep it that way because… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8492"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8511,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8492\/revisions\/8511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dunany.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}