Control Methods Test (CMT) Project
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Control Methods Test (CMT) Sites Map
See the CMT Sites Map for Year 2 below.
CMT Waterways Town Hall Forum:
Please click the button below to view the recording of the Town Hall Forum from June 22, 2022 .
CMT YEAR 2 PUBLIC WEBINAR:
Please click the button below to view the recording of the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test (CMT) Project Update Public Webinar from May 18, 2023.
CMT Year 1 Preliminary Results:
Please click button below to read this report that focuses on results of Year 1 Control Methods Tests (CMT), including examples of the effectiveness of Year 1 CMT treatments.
It outlines the approach for Years 2 and 3 of the CMT, highlighting features of a possible long-term solution to the aquatic invasive weeds problem as well as a long-term management plan for the water quality in the lagoons.
Please also visit the project website tahoekeysweeds.org to stay informed!
CMT Year 2 Resources:
Control Methods Test Year 2 Budget Projection
Click through below to see a more detailed explanation of the budget in addition to what the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and League to Save Lake Tahoe has contributed to the cause.
Year 1 Preliminary Results
- Both herbicides, Endothall and Triclopyr are responding as expected*
- Hydroacoustic scans are showing knock-back in most sites to meet the 75% threshold
UV-C treatments in early spring appear to have made a significant difference in efficacy
*Triclopyr only affects Eurasian Watermilfoil so it is expected that other species of aquatic weeds in these treatment areas would still be in abundance.CMT FAQs!
No additional herbicide application or boating restrictions for years 2 and 3.
Please click button below to see all the commonly asked questions.
Control Methods Test Informational Press Releases
CMT Weekly E-Blasts
Please click button below to view the various CMT weekly e-blasts that were centered around Year 1 CMT.
- Latest CMT NewsCheck out all news regarding the CMT Project below.December 5, 2023Please seee the Tahoe Daily Tribune article named "Tahoe Keys Weeds Test Wraps Up Second Year ...March 31, 2023Please find the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Annual Macrophyte Control Efficacy Monitoring Report - Year 1 ...TKPOA and its partners successfully completed the first year (2022) of the three-year Control...More Posts