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• Chemicals may do more harm than good in waterways

  September 13, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I2 The decision to put chemical pesticides into our waterways should be considered very carefully. Pesticides such as 2,4-D, which was applied last month in Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend …

• Milfoil attacked in St. Joe River

  July 11, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 Decked out in diver’s gear, Glenn Edwards submerged for a search-and-destroy mission Friday. His target: Eurasian milfoil. The invasive aquatic weed has gained a toehold in the St. Joe River, …

• Divers get up close, personal with milfoil

  July 10, 2009 in Idaho Decked out in diver’s gear, Glenn Edwards submerged for a search-and-destroy mission Friday. His target: Eurasian milfoil.

• Attacking a noxious enemy

  July 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 HEYBURN STATE PARK, Idaho – The battle for Lake Coeur d’Alene is being waged on its southern shores against an alien invader. Eurasian milfoil, a nonnative weed introduced to local …

• Workers fighting noxious weed

  July 31, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 The effort continues to combat an aquatic weed infesting much of Eastern Washington and North Idaho’s waters. Treatment for Eurasian milfoil started Monday on about 217 acres of Hayden Lake …