Local group takes critical action against rapidly spreading threat: 'Essential for controlling ... infestations'

Local group takes critical action against rapidly spreading threat: 'Essential for controlling ... infestations'

Though native to Eurasia and long valued in Asian cuisines, the water chestnut is an invasive species in North America.  The Otsego County Conservation Association in New York has been hard at work removing water chestnut plants from Otsego County's waters, reported AllOTSEGO. This past summer, it focused much of its efforts on Goodyear Lake through five removal operations. "Days spent in the field pulling water chestnuts can be long, but they a…