Aquatic Vegetation Management on Black Warrior & Tombigbee Lakes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Technician Terry Diggers (left) and Park Ranger Brett Barton (right) conduct a field check from an airboat during aquatic vegetation monitoring, June 17, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The team is supporting USACE’s invasive species management effort targeting Giant Salvinia and Water Hyacinth on the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes system. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Travis England)

A dense mat of invasive Water Hyacinth and Giant Salvinia covers a section of the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes system, June 17, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is targeting both species in upcoming aquatic vegetation spraying to help restore waterway access and protect native ecosystems. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Travis England)

A blooming Water Hyacinth is seen along the shoreline of the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes system, June 17, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The invasive species is one of two targeted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of an ongoing aquatic vegetation management effort. (U.S. Army photo by Travis England)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Park Ranger Barton and USACE Technician Diggers conduct a site assessment ahead of scheduled aquatic vegetation spraying, June 17, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The assessment supports an invasive species management effort targeting Giant Salvinia and Water Hyacinth on the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes system. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Travis England)