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Eden Prairie

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June 16, 2011 • V41.24

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Red Rock Lake finally gets its pesky weeds pulled BY PAUL GROESSEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS Those floating mounds of gnarly vegetation and roots, known as bogs or tussocks, are finally being cleaned out of Red Rock Lake, a 71-acre lake just northwest of Staring Lake in Eden Prairie. For years, some residents have said, the bogs floated around the lake, running into docks and blocking some access points. Those who are part of the lake association, Friends of Red Rock Lake, appealed to the Riley Purgatory Creek Bluff Watershed District and the city of Eden Prairie for help. The city offered $5,000 for bog cleanup and another $5,000 for the clearing of the invasive plant, curly leaf pondweed, which is expected to take place later this month. The pondweed cleanup bill totals $20,000. The watershed district will be paying $15,000 of it. Midwest Weed Harvesting, with an office in Savage and owned by Rick Thompson, has completed the bog removal and has been hired to remove pondweed. He and employee Justin Kemper were out on the southern part of the lake June 3, breaking apart the largest bog at the lake’s edge and dumping it into a trailer. The previous Friday they had used a harvester to grab the bog and pull it across the lake to the south landing. Once the trailer was loaded (or bogged down), the two dumped the load at the

The Eagles of 2011 Above, Eden Prairie High School seniors sit, wait and listen before walking the Mariucci Arena stage in Minneapolis to receive their diplomas during commencement on Friday, June 10. At left, Hannah Hilligoss, left, waves to onlookers on her way into the commencement ceremony with Brandon Hill, one of the speakers for the night. (Photos by Paul Groessel • Sun Newspapers)

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