OWL Weed Control

 Year to date 2003 Report

This report is for the weed control on Woodland Lake.  This report is actually a year to date report because this is the first written report on weed control.

January- Applied for weed control permit.

March- Received weed control permit from the DEQ. #03-98-0138-0

May 16,2003 Surveyed Woodland Lake with weed applicator to determine the growth rate of the weeds to be treated and to determine what weeds to treat and where.

May 22, 2003 first chemical treatment in specific areas (North of the bridge, Hunter Bay and the bay west of Woodland Shore Dr.) took place. Copper Sulfate was used for algae.  Reward was used for Eurasian Water Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed.

June 4, 2003- 1^st major chemical treatment took place around the shoreline of the lake with Reward for Eurasian Water Milford and Curly Leaf Pondweed. Hunter Bay was treated with Aquathol Super K for Large Leaf Pondweed,

June 24, 2003 - Treated  north of the bridge, along Grand River and area south of the bridge along Woodland Shore Dr. to the Point with copper sulfate for algae and Reward for Eurasian Water Milfoil. This area required a second treatment because the weeds were quite thick and not all of them were affected by the first treatment.