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Water willow planting at West Point Lake

Published Aug. 24, 2017

 1708-04_Water willow planting at West Point (AMM) PDF

Contact: Ben Williams

Park Ranger

West Point, Ga.

benjamin.r.williams2@usace.army.mil

706-645-2937

For Immediate Release:

August 24, 2017

Release No. 1708-04

Water willow planting at West Point Lake

MOBILE, Ala. – Natural resources specialists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, joined forces with other agencies and volunteers to improve the aquatic vegetation at West Point Lake.

The specialists from the Corps’ West Point Lake Project Management Office staff were joined by fishery biologists from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and 40 volunteers from bass fishing clubs throughout West Georgia, July 29. Together, they planted 2,000 water willows in designated shoreline areas of West Point Lake.

The purpose of the aquatic vegetation project is to establish native vegetation around the lake’s shoreline for fish cover and erosion control. Observations of these sites show the plants were able to survive the winter lake-level draw down. The planted sites are well established and most are increasing in size.

Park rangers identified 20 new planting locations near the confluence of Wehadkee, Stroud and Veasey Creeks. During the planting work day, the team planted with 100 water willow plants at each location. This planting work day was part of an ongoing aquatic vegetation project that began three years ago. Volunteers planted test sites with water willow in 2014 and 2015.

Funds were granted to the West Point Project office by a non-profit foundation, The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Improvement Program, to continue the water willow plantings improvement efforts.

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The specialists from the West Point Lake Project Management Office were joined by fishery biologists from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and 40 volunteers from bass fishing clubs throughout West Georgia, July 29. Together, they planted 2,000 water willows in designated shoreline areas of West Point Lake.


Contact
Ben Williams
706-645-2937
benjamin.r.williams2@usace.army.mil
West Point, Ga.

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