by Michael | Jun 17, 2014 | Lake Environment
You’ve just had a relaxing swim and reach for the ladder on your dock when your hand grazes across what can only be described as a gelatinous mutated blob straight out of a Sci-Fi alien horror flick. Don’t worry though, these masses aren’t alien hatchlings prepared...
by Michael | Apr 1, 2014 | Lake Environment
We often talk about invasive species in our posts, most often plants. However, a new invader crustacean is threatening North Carolina and Virginia waters. The Rusty Crayfish, an invasive crayfish, has invaded the Catawba and Broad Rivers and associated water bodies in...
by Michael | Feb 10, 2014 | Lake Environment
If I told you that a creature nearly 5 feet long, up to 80 pounds, and capable of eating nearly 150% of it’s body weight A DAY was lurking in Lake Gaston (and now Kerr Lake), you would likely be concerned…. Well, in actuality there IS a creature such as this...
by Michael | Dec 2, 2013 | Lake Environment
It’s winter and many of you are spending much more time indoors. That warm summer sun certainly seems like a distant memory. Lounge chairs have been stacked, floats deflated and tucked away in the shed, and the busy sounds of summer have been quieted by the...
by Michael | Oct 14, 2013 | Lake Environment
In recent months, we have talked almost exclusively about hydrilla in Kerr Lake and Lake Gaston, but what about the rest of the state? Today we will talk about why hydrilla isn’t JUST a local problem. Despite a multitude of advancements in aquatic plant...
by Michael | Sep 11, 2013 | Lake Environment
The impacts of hydrilla and other invasive species are many, but research in the past few decades sheds light on the potentially “deadly” impact of such aquatic plants. In 1995, researchers began to notice the sudden isolated deaths of various birds...
