{"id":17,"date":"2008-11-19T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/blog\/faq\/what-is-the-strange-looking-orange-machine-i-saw-on-the-sudbury-river\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:14:27","slug":"what-is-the-strange-looking-orange-machine-i-saw-on-the-sudbury-river","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/faq\/what-is-the-strange-looking-orange-machine-i-saw-on-the-sudbury-river\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the strange-looking orange machine I saw on the Sudbury River?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is an aquatic weed harvester owned by the Great Meadows<span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>National Wildlife Refuge used to help combat invasive aquatic plants on the Sudbury River. The harvester has also been generously loaned to neighboring towns such as Sudbury. Information on other usage in Sudbury as well as considerable information on invasive aquatic plants can be found on the Hop Brook Protection Association site at:<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopbrook.org\/id19.htm\"><span lang=\"EN\">http:\/\/www.hopbrook.org\/id19.htm<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The State of Massachusetts recognizes invasives as a widespread problem with more information at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/waterSupply\/lakepond\/invasive_1.htm\"><span lang=\"EN\">http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/waterSupply\/lakepond\/invasive_1.htm<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The USDA also provides a reference site:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov\/aquatics\/main.shtml\"><span lang=\"EN\">http:\/\/www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov\/aquatics\/main.shtml<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\"><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many communities across the country are having to come up with ways to approach this problem and learn from each other. The Water Chestnut is among the most notorious problems in the northeast. The Management Plan for Chesapeake Bay in Maryland is an excellent point of reference and history:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anstaskforce.gov\/Species%20plans\/Water%20Chestnut%20Mgt%20Plan.pdf\"><span lang=\"EN\">http:\/\/www.anstaskforce.gov\/Species%20plans\/Water%20Chestnut%20Mgt%20Plan.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an aquatic weed harvester owned by the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge used to help combat invasive aquatic plants on the Sudbury River. The harvester has also been generously loaned to neighboring towns &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/faq\/what-is-the-strange-looking-orange-machine-i-saw-on-the-sudbury-river\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about What is the strange-looking orange machine I saw on the Sudbury River?\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}