This year we noticed a large patch of invasive water chestnuts at the south end of the reservoir. On August 15, a large group of dedicated reservoir enthusiasts came together to pull these weeds out.
Top view of water chestnut 
Underside view 
Three large patches
We spent more than 3 hours pulling weeds and piling them into canoes and then rowing them over to the park. The park provided a large trailer for us to use and also took away all the weeds
Original weed patch 
Working hard 
Piling the weeds into canoes 
Working hard 
Lots of dedicated workers 
Park personnel provided and emptied this trailer 4 times
Thank you to everyone who came out and helped – it was a large team effort and it takes a village to keep our reservoir healthy
Working hard 
Working hard 
Final resting place for the weeds