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BLARBR119w
Joined: 04 Mar 1998 Posts: 13
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:50 am Post subject: Delta Water Hyacinths |
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Just drove to Sherman Island Sunday and noticed a lot and I mean a lot of water hyacinths. Not only were they up against the shore but also mid river and everywhere in between. Just curious and partly bored, but anyone have any ideas as to why?
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Sounds pretty, but I'll bet there's a downside. Do they make hyacinth fins? |
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victor
Joined: 03 Aug 1998 Posts: 581
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:01 am Post subject: |
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the increased water flow this time of year is probably pushing the summer's bumper crop of water hyacinth out of the still backwaters into the main channels. |
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Arrgh
Joined: 05 May 1998 Posts: 864 Location: Rio
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Combine this with the recent lack of wind. The coming storm should blow some of that stuff ashore. |
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Water hyacinths were originally imported for decorative ponds, once they get out in the wild they go crazy. This is why certain plants/animals/insects are banned, nothing to keep the population down.
See my Delta Documentary: http://windjunkie.net/delta/delta.htm _________________ Spennie the Wind Junkie
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