Watershed official flags invasive plants and outlines lake monitoring program

A watershed official briefed the select board on the district’s lake-monitoring program and recent invasive-plant discoveries, urging early eradication steps to prevent widespread infestations. "we monitor Pleasant pond to stations up clubs upon upper/lower every to every two weeks... temperature dissolved oxygen chlorophyll... total phosphorous," the official said, describing the program’s regular sampling for clarity and nutrient indicators.

The official reported new invasive plants found in Coppice Lake and a separate patch near a lakeside hotel; local managers plan an aggressive eradication effort and are exploring drawdown and licensed herbicide use where permitted by regulators. He said the infestation currently affects a small, roughly two-acre area within a much larger 500-acre lake and stressed the importance of rapid action to prevent spread.