Volunteers Needed - Aquatic Invasive Species
While some non-native species can be harmless to the environment, others can wreak havoc. When a non-native species easily out-competes native species, the non-native species can become invasive. Invasive species choke out native species and can collapse entire food chains if they get out of hand. Aquatic invasive species can impact wildlife, plant life, and our quality of life. Because Moon Lake is small and relatively secluded, our lake is somewhat isolated from many would-be invasive species. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't have any invasive species. The number and types of invasive species in our lake are important metrics for measuring the health of the lake. The MLPC is working with the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) to help figure out what kind of invasive species we have in Moon Lake, but we can't do it alone! We need some citizen scientists to examine the kinds of aquatic plant life they see around the lake and to help report invasi...
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