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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Facing Invasive Species, Lake Groups Struggle With Decisions About Chemical Treatment
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:15
	Publish Date:		2020-06-25 04:55:46
	Description:		During the first week of June, a boat sprayed chemicals into the waters of Anvil Lake in Vilas County for the first time. It was applying an herbicide called 2,4D, targeting Eurasian watermilfoil, an aquatic invasive species whose presence in the lake has grown and grown. The decision to use chemicals in treating the problem was difficult and often controversial for lake leaders. But it’s a decision more and more lake groups in the Northwoods are forced to consider as invasive species spread. In many ways, Anvil Lake is where Dr. Amy Kuhns grew up. “I learned how to swim, how to fish, how to waterski all on Anvil Lake,” she said. Kuhns is now a physician and President of the Anvil Lake Association. She calls the 377-acre lake “the jewel of the Northwoods.” But in 2012, it started becoming a little less pristine when Eurasian watermilfoil showed up and started expanding in acreage. “[It became] very difficult to swim or fish or boat in a significant area of our lake,” Kuhns said.
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