Ladies and gentlemen, your experience with the following is requested.

As many of you know Lake Christine lies along the northern boundary between the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Camp Pendleton and Croatan.  Recently both Camp Pendleton and Croatan Officials have noted the presence of an invasive aquatic tropical weed – Alligator Weed, Alternanthera philxeroides.  This mat forming weed crowds out native aquatic vegetation, retards water flow, lowers dissolved oxygen and increases sedimentation—none of which is good.  We understand that other Virginia Beach neighborhoods have Alligator Weed experience.  If true, please share your A. Weed experience with us by e-mailing me at kejo425@aol.com 

Thanks Ken Jobe CCL President, VBCCO Past President

For more information and pictures of Alligator Weed check out these links:
Alligator Weed Information
Background and Possible Erradication Treatments