Invasive species known as the zombie plant present in waterways of five provinces
MONTREAL — An invasive plant species that has become a worrisome problem in Quebec lakes and rivers is also present in four other provinces as well as in almost every U.S. state.
Barbara King, executive director of the non-profit Watersheds Canada, says the species is known to occur in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
She cited a report from the New Brunswick Alliance of Lake Associations, a group of volunteers who are devoted primarily to the health of lakes.
“Eurasian watermilfoil has been a huge problem in Ontario for the last five to 10 years and unfortunately it is in many of the lakes in cottage country from Muskoka to eastern Ontario,” King said in an interview Tuesday. It was first observed in Ontario in 2007.