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Elk Point bubble curtain protects against aquatic weeds tahoedailytribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tahoedailytribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Innovative bubble curtain in place at Elk Point Marina to protect against aquatic weeds southtahoenow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from southtahoenow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - A new, innovative bubble curtain has been installed across the Elk Point Marina entrance to lessen the possibility of another weed infestation. Installed earlier this month, the bubble curtain has perforated air hose lines on the bottom of the channel that create walls of bubbles that help slow plant fragments from entering the treated area. Unlike the bubble curtains in the channels of the Tahoe Keys, this bubble curtain works in reverse, to keep plant fragments out, rather than in. Charles Jennings, the current vice president of the Elk Point Country Club Homeowners Association, noticed thick green and brown plants dominating the bottom of the marina when he moved to the area four years ago. The plants were knocked back last fall but had the possibility of returning, so the process of the installation of a bubble curtain was initiated. ....
February 26, 2021 STATELINE, NEVADA (AP) Researchers at Lake Tahoe are using tiny bubbles to combat the spread of invasive weeds that rob the alpine lake of its clarity. Conservationists are partnering with local property owners to expand the use of the so-called “bubble curtains” to halt the spread of non-native plants in the waters straddling the California-Nevada line, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reported last week. The technology has been used in conjunction with hydropower operations and to protect aquaculture operations and remove floating debris in places such as Florida, Northern California, the northeastern United States (US) and Canada. It’s proven effective since it was implemented in a channel at the Tahoe Keys on the lake’s south shore in 2018. ....
Tiny bubbles aid new push to kill invasive weeds at Lake Tahoe ktvu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.