The pond at work is so choked with Duckweed, Elodia, and Bullfrogs that the native plants and animals have nowhere to go. Somebody even saw a Bullfrog eating a small Garter snake last week. There are at least two non-native species of turtles hanging around as well, arrogantly basking in the sun like they own the place.
For the last two afternoons, I've taken a group of campers down there to help clean things up a bit. I've gone into the pond both days, although campers only came in today. We spent a lot of time pushing all of the muck over to the wall where the pond meets the road, so that our accomplices on the road, using nets and a rake, could haul Duckweed and Elodia out onto the asphalt, throwing back any aquatic insects or Crayfish tangled up in the mess. We did catch a couple of frogs and some tadpoles as well, but didn't take them with us. I still have the ones from last summer living in a tank in the backyard because I'm too soft-hearted to kill them outright. I've been thinking about finding out if the Water Monitor will eat them. I bet he would, but I'm not sure if it would be good for him. We'll see, I guess.
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