Questions

This page lists some questions that we should attempt to answer in the process of creating a management plan:

What is the likely progression of milfoil in FP if no action is taken? Is it most likely to continue to grow rapidly until dense mats cover much of the surface? If so, how long will this take? Or, will it reach an equilibrium far short of that, where most of the growth is sub-surface and mats are only seen in a few shallow areas?

If we don't do anything, will we hit a "point of no return" in which it will become much more difficult to restore the pond to a reasonable level of milfoil, perhaps because it becomes prohibitively expensive to do so. Or, would the anticipated dose of Sonar or whatever other herbicide is used work even if there were twice the level of weeds in the pond?

Are there natural cycles in the growth of milfoil such that there will be good years and bad years? In the years in which it doesn't grow well, would it return to early-2000 levels?

How critical is it to control milfoil in Collins and Brackett ponds in order to control it in Field Pond?

Can we leave significant portions of FP untreated without hampering efforts to control milfoil in the main areas?

How much could road salt be affecting the growth of milfoil?

If milfoil were eradicated, how likely is it that another invasive take its place creating a bigger problem?