alligatorweed, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and many, many other species of
undesirable aquatic plants.
The vision would not be complete if we did not include the many boats and barges stuck in
the vegetation and moving with vegetation as directed by the wind; or the flood waters which are
being retained on land
areas because floodways are choked with aquatic vegetation; or the agricultural crops suffering
extensive damages
because of the lengthy periods of flooding resulting from clogged drains choked with aquatics; or
the untold losses to
wildlife and fisheries as a result of coverage of open waters and blanketing of marshlands by
obnoxious plants; or the
reduced flows of life-giving water in choked irrigation ditches. We must not forget these visions
because they can
become reality again in short order if neglected."
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