Barron County proposes to conduct a county wide lakes project to control and significantly reduce the population of Purpose Loosestrife in the riparian areas of the Barron County. This two year project will include the following activities; 1) check historic information on Purple Loosestrife locations and do a reinventory of possible sites to treat, 2) remove seed heads and treat with RODEO herbicide, 3) treat with biological means (Galerucella beetles) where needed, 4) landowners will be visited and given information on why the Purple Loosestrife control is needed.

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Barron County will 1) check historic information on Purple Loosestrife locations and do a reinventory of possible sites to treat, 2) remove seed heads and treat with RODEO herbicide, 3) treat with biological means (Galerucella beetles) where needed, 4) landowners will be visited and given information on why the Purple Loosestrife control is needed.