When:
April 11, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2021-04-11T15:00:00-04:00
2021-04-11T16:30:00-04:00
Where:
FOWC & virtual
Cost:
Free
Contact:
LYME — The featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of Whalebone Cove (FOWC) will be Margot Burns, who serves as an Environmental Planner for the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG),
In the last three years, underwater invasive hydrilla vines have been spreading rapidly throughout the Connecticut River, choking its coves, bays, and tributaries and making them almost impassable for kayaks, canoes, motor boats, and many fishermen.
Last September an inspection of Whalebone Cove found 60 to 70 percent of the waterways clogged with hydrilla vines. (See picture above.)
Burns will discuss the worrisome spread of hydrilla and what steps need to be taken to mitigate its effect on the Connecticut River watershed and prevent its spread elsewhere in the State.
The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 88212665835?pwd= bHBRZ1lLTDV0eENaU0hWN2dkMnl3Zz 09
Meeting ID: 882 1266 5835
Passcode: 838868
Meeting ID: 882 1266 5835
Passcode: 838868
Membership of FOWC is: Single – $15; Household – $25. To renew or become a member, send payment to FOWC, PO Box 333, Hadlyme, CT 06439.For more information about membership, volunteering, or FOWC goals & mission, send email to: [email protected]
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