Lake Weed Control

Don’t get tangled up in weeds. Enhance your family’s summer experience and enjoy your lake at its best! This summer, enjoy your lakeshore property to the fullest by controlling aquatic weeds. One of the easiest ways treat your lake is to have Lake Restoration do it for you! You can rely on the expertise of Lake Restoration to control weeds while maintaining the integrity of your lake property.

Minnesota Weed Control

Lake Restoration services lake homes for the control of unwanted aquatic plants and algae around your beach, dock and boat lift throughout much of Minnesota. We service individual homeowners, as well as lake associations and other groups. Some of the benefits of our treatments include:

• Enhance your lakeshore views
• Increase recreational use of your lake
• Control submerged weeds and algae
• Eurasian watermilfoil and curly leaf pondweed can effectively be controlled
• Fish and wildlife are protected with the use of approved aquatic herbicides
• No swimming or fishing restrictions

Lake Home Treatments Control

• Submerged aquatic plants
• Algae
• Swimmer’s itch
• Cattails and water lilies

Timing and Number of Treatments

Our lake home treatment program includes two treatments during the season. The first treatment is in June and the second treatment is four to five weeks later. This spacing provides season long control within your approved treatment site. Each treatment is tailored to your specific lakeshore. All the products that we use are EPA and DNR approved for aquatic usage and are applied by trained and state licensed staff.

DNR Permit

We apply for your permit through the Minnesota DNR. The $40 permit fee is added to your first invoice. This is a yearly fee because a permit is needed each year.

Area to be Treated

The Minnesota DNR allows up to half of your shoreline to be treated, and 100 feet from the shore out into the water. When applying for your permit, we will apply for the most treatment area possible. Here are some more specific examples:

• If you own 50 feet or less of shoreline, the DNR allows up to 35 feet to be treated.
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Products Used

All the herbicides and algaecides that we use are approved by the Department of Natural Resources, State Department of Agriculture office, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The herbicides we use in your area will depend upon the types of lake weeds present at the time of inspection. After the treatment has been made, the herbicides used will be noted on the signs posted at your property.

Goose Control

We offer installation and take-down of our patented Goose D-Fence system. This retractable fence uses two nylon lines that run across posts every 50 feet or so on your shoreline. Geese look for the easiest access to food and water and when they see the fence, they move on to another location.

Control of Cattails and Water Lilies

Treatments for floating and emergent plants such as water lilies or cattails cannot be made effectively until August. These treatments require a special permit and have an additional cost. Please call Lake Restoration at 763-428-9777 option 3 if these plants become a nuisance.

Sign up Dates and Promotions

Sign up before [DATE] to allow us time to apply for your permit and receive it before our scheduled treatments begin.

Sign up before [DATE] to receive 2.5% off your bill, and receive another 2.5% off if you choose to pay in full ahead of time. These options are noted on the sign up form. Do not send money until you receive an invoice. If checks are sent with early sign ups, we will hold on to them until the first invoice is created, which may be a few months later.

Pricing

Most lakes are billed per treatment. The first invoice will be generated before the first treatment, but after the permit is issued from the DNR. The second invoice is generated just after the second treatment mid-summer.

Discounts

If you sign up before [MM/DD], you will get a 2.5% discount, and if noted on your sign up form that you’d like to prepay in full for the year, you will receive an additional 2.5% off. Do not send any money until the first invoice is received.

Results

The die-down of invasive plants after a pesticide treatment generally takes two to three weeks. This varies with target species, product used, product rate, and other factors. What does not vary is that Lake Restoration will execute the treatment program as effectively as possible.

Service Guarantee

If it has been two to three weeks since your lake shore treatment, take photos of the area. Also pull out one of each type of weed, lay them on a flat surface, and take close up pictures. We’ll have you email photos to us.

Lake Restoration guarantees . . . .[add a quick line about what the guarantee is]. Certain plants such as Vallisneria and clasping leaf pondweed are not part of the guarantee. The service guarantee is outlined with your sign up form. Call us at 763-428-9777 option 3 with any further questions.

DNR Survey

In the fall, you may receive an email from the Minnesota DNR stating that a survey must be completed about your lake shore treatment. This is part of our service to you! You can disregard the email and rest assured that we are taking care of the survey for you.

Enjoy a beautiful lakeshore without unsightly lake weeds!