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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Thu, 23 May 2013 05:36:46 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>PLIA Lake Weeds &amp; Invasive Species News Feed</title><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:07:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright 2009 PLIA, INC. All Rights Reserved</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Pewaukee Lake Improvement Association</itunes:name><itunes:email>pliamail@wi.rr.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Government &amp; Organizations"><itunes:category text="Non-Profit"/></itunes:category><item><title>Local Governments Impose New Notification Ordinance on Lake Property Owners - Update: Repealed! Story Below</title><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2011/8/1/local-governments-impose-new-notification-ordinance-on-lake.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:13001663</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the course of several weeks this summer the Village of Pewaukee and the Town of Delafield, prompted by initial action by the City of Pewaukee, passed a notification ordinance regarding chemical treatment for invasive lake weeds in Pewaukee Lake. The ordinance was initially prompted mainly by one City of Pewaukee resident. The other two municipalities passed similar measures, they claim, for reasons of regulatory consistency.

Despite some language in the ordinance implying the contrary, it has been determined a number of times that the State of Wisconsin has jurisdiction over the surface waters in the state, and that riparians (lake property owners) have rights to access and manage the near-shore area subject to state code.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-13001663.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>More Information on the 2,4-D Herbicide Used for Successful Lake Weed Treatment</title><category>2</category><category>2,4-D</category><category>4-D</category><category>Eurasian Water Milfoil</category><category>Invasive Species</category><category>Lake Ecology</category><category>herbicide</category><category>lake weeds</category><category>weed treatment</category><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 11:45:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2011/5/7/more-information-on-the-24-d-herbicide-used-for-successful-l.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:11390698</guid><description><![CDATA[Information on the weed treatment herbicde 2,4-D. "2,4-D, a member of the chlorophenoxy family of herbicides, was the first successful selective herbicide developed. [Introduced] in 1946 [it] rapidly became the most widely used herbicide in the world."]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-11390698.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Another Successful Weed Treatment on June 3rd</title><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:39:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2010/6/6/another-successful-weed-treatment-on-june-3rd.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:7885205</guid><description><![CDATA[Marine Biochemists, under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conducted another successful invasive species lake weed treatment on June 3, 2010. The PLIA helps facilitate the  lake weed treatment each year. The treatment is actually undertaken by individual lake property owner applicants and Marine Biochemists.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-7885205.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Now Available, The Second Edition of Best Management Practices</title><category>2,4-D</category><category>Eurasian Water Milfoil</category><category>Eurasian Watermilfoil</category><category>Invasive Species</category><category>Lake Ecology</category><category>lake ecology</category><category>lake weeds</category><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:22:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2009/10/16/now-available-the-second-edition-of-best-management-practice.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:5508601</guid><description><![CDATA[A newly updated second edition of the highly regarded and widely read Biology and Control of Aquatic Plants: A Best Management Practices Handbook has been published and is avaialble from the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation website or in PDF form from the PLIA website.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-5508601.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Aquatic Herbicides Are Only Effective Weapon Against Milfoil Plants?</title><category>2,4-D</category><category>Eurasian Water Milfoil</category><category>Eurasian Watermilfoil</category><category>Invasive Species</category><category>Lake Ecology</category><category>lake ecology</category><category>lake weeds</category><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:46:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2009/10/16/aquatic-herbicides-are-only-effective-weapon-against-milfoil.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:5508486</guid><description><![CDATA["Environmental activist groups often oppose the use of aquatic herbicides to treat the aggressive milfoil, fearing the chemical will harm native plants and aquatic animals along with the milfoil. In community after community, however, residents report aquatic herbicides effectively target only the aggressive milfoil while doing no harm to other plants and animals."]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-5508486.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Controlling Eurasian Watermilfoil</title><category>2</category><category>2,4-D</category><category>4-D</category><category>Eurasian Water Milfoil</category><category>Invasive Species</category><category>Lake Ecology</category><category>invasive species</category><category>lake weeds</category><category>weed harvesters</category><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:07:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2009/10/15/controlling-eurasian-watermilfoil.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:5496883</guid><description><![CDATA[2, 4-D is a safe, well researched and widely used product. EPA registered for 55 years. Approved for 65 agricultural crops. Effectively used in hundreds of Wisconsin lakes. An organic, biodegradable herbicide that does not persist in the environment.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-5496883.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Eurasian Watermilfoil Facts</title><category>2,4-D</category><category>Eurasian Water Milfoil</category><category>Eurasian Watermilfoil</category><category>Invasive Species</category><category>Lake Ecology</category><category>invasive species</category><category>lake ecology</category><category>lake weeds</category><dc:creator>Web Manager</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:02:50 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/2009/10/15/eurasian-watermilfoil-facts.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">434064:4819478:5496534</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.theplia.org/lake-weeds-invasive-species/rss-comments-entry-5496534.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>