HOLDERNESS — Since variable milfoil was first discovered in the Squam Lakes in 2000, the Squam Lakes Association has worked endlessly to keep this invasive aquatic plant controlled. The summer of 2016 marked another year of successful milfoil management on the Squam Lakes, but the mild winter conditions and early ice-out in the spring resulted in a significant grow-back of variable milfoil across the Squam waterbodies. Every weekday the SLA sent a team of interns into an area of Squam Lake, Little Squam Lake, or the Squam River. "The growth in Squam Lake and Little Squam Lake continue to remain small and manageable, therefore allowing us to dedicate more time to the large infestations downstream," said Hanson. These training events instruct Squam Lake enthusiasts the basics of underwater ecology and how to identify both native and nonnative plants, such as milfoil.

Source: Daily Sun May 08, 2017 18:11 UTC