Record #:

6683

Author(s):

Johnson, O. H.

Abstract:

Alligator weed is an exotic plant that is getting a chokehold on the state's waterways. On July 3, 1958, Congress passed a law that “authorized a comprehensive project to provide for the control and progressive eradication of the water hyacinth, alligator weed, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths.” In 1960, North Carolina began a project to combat these plants. Johnson summarizes the project objectives, control operations performed, and results observed to date in the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 1962, p4-6, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Aquatic weeds--North Carolina, Eastern