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Helpful and informative links

​Welcome to the Bolton Lakes Region - contains helpful info and contacts
Caring for Our Lakes
Northeast Aquatic Research Presentation - Invasive Plants
Introduction to Lake Monitoring
Bolton Lakes Monitoring Program
Watershed Historical Presentation
Invasive Plant Protocol (what to do if you find suspicious plants)
NY Invasive Species Information - Hydrilla Page
Connecticut’s Aquatic and Wetland Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Helpful Resources regarding Algae, Invasive Aquatic Plants, and Caring for Our Lakes
Hartford Courant article - Intersex Bass Fish in Connecticut (April 2016)
Journal Inquirer article - Lower Bolton Lake needs ongoing monitoring (April 2016)
Journal Inquirer article - Hydrilla in Coventry Lake (April 2016)
Connecticut Environmental Review Team Report - 2014
Connecticut Environmental Review Team Report - 1978
North American Lake Management Society
​Fanwort presentation - May 2018
Aquatic Plants in the Bolton Lakes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Invasive Aquatic Plant Program
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Plant Information
Boston Globe Magazine article - Bolton Lakes - 05/28/2020​
Aquatic Invasive Species grant request - February 2021
​University of Connecticut Rain Garden information
Rain Garden Basics - Washington State University Extension
​Building a Rain Garden - University of Minnesota Extension
Three Rivers Rain Garden Alliance - Rain Garden Plant List
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