BELGRADE -- Using an herbicide to eliminate the spreading Eurasian water milfoil on Salmon Lake is not the best option -- but it may well be the only option left that stands a chance of actually working, officials and some advocates say.

The DEP is considering using herbicide in Kozy Cove near the Salmon Lake outlet to control the spread of Eurasian milfoil, a highly aggressive aquatic plant that can form dense mats and congest waterways.

5/20/2009  OAKLAND -- The effort to contain and possibly eradicate Eurasian milfoil from Salmon Lake begins in earnest today when five divers survey the cove where a local resident discovered the invasive water plant last summer.

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