Invasive plant threatens fishing, hunting in Arkansas lake
Hot Springs Village Voice Giant salvinia, a harmful aquatic plant, was discovered in Millwood Lake Monday, Dec. 28, by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Army Corps of Engineers staff. This is the fourth known location in southern Arkansas infected by the aquatic invasive species. According to Eric Brinkman, fisheries supervisor in the AGFC’s Hope office, biologists collected several small clusters of the plant near Jack’s Isle along Little River. No large mats of the plant have been found yet, but it only takes a single piece to become an issue once the weather warms. “It may look s...
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