Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT REMOVAL

Invasive aquatic plants are non-native plants that can potentially create recreational nuisances to lakes and reduce native plant diversity. In some instances, when invasive plants become too abundant, they can cause environmental harm. Once an invasive species is established in a waterbody, eradication is an unrealistic goal. However, management of invasive aquatic plants that involves either mechanical removal of plants or application of herbicides to public waters requires a permit from the DNR. Permits may be issued to property owners, lake organizations and local governments. With the Cattail Crew we do not use herbicides. Using herbicides, no matter how "eco-friendly" they are, they can be questionable in maintaining a healthy environment for fish, non-invasive plants and a host of other lake habitats. Here at the Cattail Crew, we recommend routine maintenance by mechanical removal. Just like weeding a garden, weeds come back. Weeded properly, not as many and within time the weeding becomes less often.

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/index.html

LILY PADS AND WATER LILIES

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/waterlilies.html

Beaver Dams and Beaver Lodge Removal

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/livingwith_wildlife/beaver/index.html

CATTAILS

Cattails, or more specifically broadleaf cattails (Typha latifolia), are a wetland plant native to most of North America. These sturdy perennials can grow almost 10ft tall (~3m), and in their natural state they are a wonderful wetland plant benefiting fish, wildlife, humans. There natural benefits of cattail for fish and wildlife species. Fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates (e.g., dragonfly larvae) use cattail as escape and breeding cover. Cattails are a primary food source for mammals such as muskrats, and essential nesting/roosting cover for multiple species of birds. Cattails are also great at filtering water, stabilizing erodible soils, slowing water flows and reducing the severity of floods, and sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.

The narrowleaf cattail (Typha august folia) was first reported on the East Coast in the early part of the nineteenth century. Most scientists believe that narrowleaf cattail originated in Europe, and that as the expansion of European settlers went west, so too did the accounts of narrowleaf cattail. As the native broadleaf and non-native narrowleaf cattail overlapped, the two species began to hybridize, creating a new cattail species commonly referred to as “hybrid cattail” (Typha x glauca). Hybridization between native and introduced species is typically one of the primary drivers behind the evolution of invasiveness. Basically, hybrids often express the beneficial attributes of both parental species giving them an edge over their parental counter parts, a phenomenon known as “hybrid vigor”. For example, hybrid cattails have been shown to tolerate a greater range of water depths or salinity than their parent species, which in turn allows hybrid cattails to expand into areas neither of the parent species could.

So why is this a problem? Unlike the native broadleaf cattail, which co-exists with other native plant species, the invasive hybrid is competitively superior and can transform wetlands from a diverse mix of emergent, submergent, and floating-leaf vegetation to expansive stands of hybrid cattail monocultures. This transformation generally degrades fish and wildlife habitat, reduces biodiversity, and outcompetes culturally significant plant resources like wild rice.

Cattail reproductive mechanisms are a main reason hybrid cattail is efficient at invading and dominating wetland plant communities.

https://youtu.be/hwGPf17Y_ik?si=-BBZ9uH57CqgeAzc

Knowing aquatic plant types is critical to get a permit

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

You may mechanically maintain a 15-foot wide channel though floating-leaf vegetation extending to open water without a permit. Any greater removal amount will require a permit.

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/apm/aquatic-plant-types.html

SUBMERGENT VEGETATION

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

Lake shore property owners may cut or pull submerged vegetation to create or maintain an area adjacent to their property along with a navigation channel without a DNR permit provided

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/apm/aquatic-plant-types.html

MORE INFORMATION: Submergent vegetation

The area is less than 2,500 square feet.
The area extends less than 50 feet along the shore or one-half the length of your shoreline, whichever is less.
The channel is 15 feet wide or less.
Plant removal does not significantly alter the lake bottom.
All plants are disposed of on land.

Any greater removal will require a permit.

AREAS OF SERVICE

Aitkin, Backus, Barrows, Baxter, Bay Lake, Brainerd, Cass Lake, Crosby, Crosslake, Crow Wing, Breezy Point, Deerwood, East Gull Lake, Emily, Fifty Lakes, Fort Ripley, Garrison, Hackensack, Hill City, Ironton, Jenkins, Lake Hubert, Lake Shore, Leech Lake, Legionville, Longville, Long Lake, Merrifield, Mission, Motley, Nisswa, Orland, Outing, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine Center, Pine River, Remer, Riverton, Shepard, St. Mathias, Waukenabu, Walker, Wolford, Woodrow

*If your area of service is not listed please call or email for additional pricing*

Truxor...THE wetlands' warrior!

Truxor...THE wetlands' warrior!

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

MNDNR LAKE SERVICE PROVIDER

Cattail Crew, LLC (612-501-7814)

How Can Truxor Help to Manage Your Invasive Aquatic Plants?

Efficient, Versatility, Environmentally Friendly

INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT REMOVAL

LILY PADS AND WATER LILIES

Beaver Dams and Beaver Lodge Removal

CATTAILS

Knowing aquatic plant types is critical to get a permit

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

SUBMERGENT VEGETATION

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

MORE INFORMATION: Submergent vegetation

MORE INFORMATION: Submergent vegetation

AREAS OF SERVICE

Contact Us

Better yet, see us in person!

Cattail Crew, LLC

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Truxor...THE wetlands' warrior!

Truxor...THE wetlands' warrior!

Cattails, Lily Pads, Aquatic Plants, Debris, Boat Channel Maintenance, Beaver Dams, Private Ponds

MNDNR LAKE SERVICE PROVIDER

Cattail Crew, LLC (612-501-7814)

How Can Truxor Help to Manage Your Invasive Aquatic Plants?

Efficient, Versatility, Environmentally Friendly

INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT REMOVAL

LILY PADS AND WATER LILIES

Beaver Dams and Beaver Lodge Removal

CATTAILS

Knowing aquatic plant types is critical to get a permit

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

SUBMERGENT VEGETATION

FLOATING LEAF VEGETATION

MORE INFORMATION: Submergent vegetation

MORE INFORMATION: Submergent vegetation

AREAS OF SERVICE

Contact Us

Better yet, see us in person!

Cattail Crew, LLC

Drop us a line!

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