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One opponent said there are 22 homes and one cabin within a quarter-mile of the proposed site, and 58 homes within a half-mile of the site, which is only half a mile from Detroit Lakes city limits.
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“If you can find those plants early on, you have a good chance of stopping it — early detection can pay off big,” says Becker County Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Karl Koenig.
“He’s very hard-working,” said Matt Fischer, a BWSR conservationist in Bemidji. “He’s willing to go the extra mile to make sure things get done right, but also to help out others.”
The project is estimated to reduce phosphorus loads into the Big Detroit Lake by 600 to 1,500 pounds per year, depending on summer weather condit