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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#00457A">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">235 Promenade Street | Providence, RI 02908 | 401.222.4700 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">| @RhodeIslandDEM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100 Monday, July 7, 2025</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">AQUATIC WEED TREATMENT SCHEDULED FOR MESHANTICUT LAKE</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="439" height="329" style="width:4.5729in;height:3.427in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DBEF23.48435E30"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">PROVIDENCE, RI –<span style="color:black"> The
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Meshanticut Lake in
</span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://riparks.ri.gov/History-HistoryMeshanticut">Meshanticut State Park</a></span></u><span style="color:black">, Cranston will receive treatment to control infestations of
</span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/aquatic-invasive-species-plants">invasive aquatic plants</a></span></u><span style="color:black"> on Friday, July 11. Anglers
and boaters should avoid using the lake during the treatment. Signs will be posted with information about temporary water use restrictions. Neighbors and other users of the lake should keep pets from drinking the water for at least three days. This treatment
will target invasive plants including sacred lotus, variable water milfoil, and fanwort. It will not harm fish or other aquatic life.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Invasive sacred lotus in Meshanticut Lake, Cranston.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Meshanticut Lake is popular with anglers and boaters and is
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/fish-wildlife/freshwater-fishing/trout-stocked-waters">stocked with trout</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> annually.
Sacred lotus is a highly aggressive invasive species that threatens the healthy balance of native plants and impedes fishing and boating. In 2014, the plant was illegally transplanted into the lake and has spread rapidly. In 2022,
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM/posts/pfbid025XtT62GAM6knUj1m8YhT1at91rJVQuti5mgRXAmFprqBe67exG2FFnsdEGuzt1nbl__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NX0hMLncAijZWpYSgeyzM-P26jEYnBf3e1mBHEfxcMZnkSvd5mHkD9TUZ6IHEu2GuWoBCYMCdtc1qv5JRN4P5yy01xOLbPQeZUsv$">DEM and URI students removed 96 bags [facebook.com]</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> of
sacred lotus at the lake as part of a collaborative research project. Despite these efforts and treating the lake with permitted herbicides in
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/press/view/38781">2020</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.ri.gov/press/view/42165">2021</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/press-releases/aquatic-weed-treatments-scheduled-meshanticut-pond-and-silver-spring-lake-october-24">2023</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
and </span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://riparks.ri.gov/press-releases/aquatic-weed-treatment-scheduled-meshanticut-lake-cranston-thursday-july-25">2024</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">,
the stubborn plant persists.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">To prevent their spread, felt-soled waders and other porous gear that absorb water is
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-60-00-10">prohibited</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> in all RI freshwater, including
any waters shared with adjacent states where RI fishing regulations apply. Transporting plants on boats, vehicles, trailers, and gear is also
</span><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-60-00-10">prohibited</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">. Boaters must clean all equipment
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F4E79">Evan LaCross, MPA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F4E79">Programming Services Officer, Public Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#004678">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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