by Andy | Mar 18, 2017 | fishing
The Stubborn Staying Power of the Alewife Herring Among the rich natural resources that attracted humans to New York’s harbor was a small migratory fish the colonists called the alewife or sawbelly. As these river herring crowded into spawning creeks every spring,...
by Andy | Mar 13, 2017 | Events
WBLA Annual Spring Meeting The Watts Bar Lake Association will hold it’s annual Spring Membership meeting on Thursday March 16th at 6:30 pm. All new and renewing members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Jeff Caldwell with Friends of Claytor Lake will be our...
by Andy | Mar 8, 2017 | Invasive Aquatic Plants
Dr. Brett Hartis, Program Manager for Aquatic Plants for TVA answers questions from Janice Moody-Vice President of WBLA Janice Moody: What percentage of Watts Bar Lake is now covered with invasive weeds? We understand that TVA has not updated their “grey scale map”...
by Andy | Mar 3, 2017 | Government, Invasive Aquatic Plants
County ad hoc board to look into lake weeds RCN-By Hugh Willett Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 9:00 pm (Updated: March 2, 9:00 pm) The Roane County Commission and the County Environmental Review Board are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work addressing the issue...