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473-7033 <br />Tom Reese, Chair <br />Milfoil Task <br />Force <br />540-2583 <br />SUBJECT: Weed Harvest Begins on Lake Minnetonka May 29 <br />Lake Minnetonka's famed "weedbusters" will be out in force Tuesday, <br />May 29, to begin the second Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) <br />Eurasian water milfoil weed harvesting program, according to Task Force <br />Chair Tom Reese, Mound. <br />A MN Department of Natural Resources weed harvesting permit has been <br />issued allowing 1,550 acres to be harvested in 1990, project manager Norm <br />Paurus reports. This compares with 667 acres which -.ere harvested during <br />the 1989 season. <br />Open water areas will be harvested beyond docks in the normal boat <br />traffic patterns. Paurus further explained. With the launching in Spring <br />Park, harvesting will get underway in Spring Park Bay. and simultaneously <br />in Excelsior Bay. The weed harvesters will operate in pairs and move to <br />bays where boating activity is most intense. <br />The four UlCD weed harvesters, named during the 1989 season, are: Hattie <br />May. Saucy Kate. May Queen, and Belle. The names are historical references <br />to steamboats of the 19th century which operated on Lake Minnetonka. <br />A fifth weed harvester will Join the UlCD team early in the season. <br />The Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District purchased a version similar <br />to LMCD-s equipment from the same manufacturer. The intention is to have <br />it used on Lake Minnetonka most of Che season. The Park District is also <br />providing weekly computer documentation of weed harvesting results. <br />••The LMCD has undertaken its own operation of the weed harvesting program <br />(more)