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Volunteer: Removal of Water Chestnut from Fitzgerald Lake
North Farms Road entrance to FLCA 61 North Farms Road, northamptonLast year saw the implementation of a new approach for controlling water chestnut in Fitzgerald Lake known as "Pull Early, Pull Often". As we began with a haul of over 400 lbs of this aquatic invasive in June and wound up with less than 10 lbs in September, we were cautiously optimistic about the effectiveness
Volunteer: Removal of Water Chestnut from Fitzgerald Lake
North Farms Road entrance to FLCA 61 North Farms Road, northamptonLast year saw the implementation of a new approach for controlling water chestnut in Fitzgerald Lake known as "Pull Early, Pull Often". As we began with a haul of over 400 lbs of this aquatic invasive in June and wound up with less than 10 lbs in September, we were cautiously optimistic about the effectiveness
Volunteer: Removal of Invasives on Boggy Meadow Road
Cooke Avenue Entrance to FLCA (former Moose Lodge) 196 Cooke Avenue, northamptonLast year, we surveyed and located many patches of invasive plants along Boggy Meadow Road, which connects the former Moose Lodge parking lot at the end of Cooke Avenue with the Fitzgerald Lake dam. On a warm, Sunday morning in July, we worked our way along the road, removing a large mass of invasives by
- North Farms Rd. entrance is off Bridge Rd., N. off Mountain St. or N. Maple St. in Florence.
- Cooke Avenue entrance is off Hatfield St., which runs behind the WalMart/Big Y shopping center, to the end of Cooke Avenue (former Moose Lodge). Park only on the right side.
- Coles Meadow Road entrance is on the eastern end of FLCA, about 0.7 miles from North King Street (Routes 5/10). Park carefully on the street.