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Loring Pond Cattail Control Update
In an effort to maintain a diverse shoreline buffer that is rich in native plant species, MPRB will be continuing efforts to control invasive cattails at Loring Pond South Bay. […]
Work on Loring Park vegetation management continues (2018-2020)
Controlling cattails for the 2018 growing season will consist of a targeted herbicide treatment to cattails in the both the South Bay and North Bays during the growing season.
2018 – 2020 Continued Cattail Control in the South Bay
Amendment #2 to the Contract with AES extends the contract until July 1, 2020 to continue control of hybrid and narrow-leaved cattail in the South Bay of Loring Pond.
Work on Loring Park vegetation management continues (Winter 2017-2018)
Applied Ecological Services, the contractor for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Loring Pond Vegetation Management project, will be cutting, removing and disposing of dead cattails from the Loring Pond North […]
2017-2018 Winter Cutting and Disposal of Cattail Stems
Dead cattails from the North Bay herbicide treatment will be cut and hauled out in the winter (2017-2018) by AES when there is ice on the lake.
2017 Additional Cattail Control for the North Bay
Amendment #1 to the Contract with AES will consist of a one-time herbicide application in late summer 2017 of the North Bay floating mat and shoreline cattails. The work will […]
Continued work on cattail control in 2017 – 2018
Cattail control continues in the South Bay using mechanical (pulling and cutting) as well as spot herbicide applications as per the MPRB Contract with Applied Ecological Services (AES) approved by […]
Planting begins at Loring Park on Monday (2016)
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) contractor Applied Ecological Services (AES) will be working on the Loring Park South Bay on Monday, July 18. AES will plant several varieties of aquatic […]
Loring Park vegetation management work continues into March (2017)
Large mechanical equipment in use beginning February 29 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) forestry staff will begin cutting and removing frozen cattail encased in ice from Loring Pond’s North […]
Winter cattail cutting underway
Applied Ecological Services (AES) staff started cutting floating mat cattails in the South Bay on Wednesday, Jan. 19. They are using brush saws to cut cattails at ice level. (Note: […]
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