Coming down my driveway recently, I saw a most unusual sight. At first I had no idea what is was. As I got closer and got out of the car it became very apparent that I was looking at two very big carpet pythons. More >>
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aquatic weeds...so what?
Phil Moran - Monday, November 09, 2009Why are water weeds so much of a problem? They have many social, environmental and economic effects that I will discuss later, however the reason they are so problematic is that they are so hard to deal with. Once an aquatic weed becomes established, it is very difficult, expensive and sometimes impossible to deal with. With terrestrial weeds you can deal with them. It may be hard, and cost a lot of time and money, but if you stick to the job you have a chance of prevailing eventually. Even such a simple thing as getting access to the weed is a problem in an aquatic situation. In the bush, even if you have to use a bulldozer you can get to the site. You can’t use a bulldozer in a lake! More >>
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