Many people who depend on Lake George do not want it to be overcome by the invasive weed milfoil or harsh chemicals used to contain it.

That’s why so many stakeholders in maintaining this lake’s beauty, elegance, and chemical-free reputation are determined to make sure no one makes the wrong decision on how to deal with it.

Milfoil has been a dockside and deep-water dilemma in Lake George for decades. Hand harvesting the milfoil has been a successful management tool, according to Peter Menzies, the chairman of the Lake George Association, the oldest lake protection organization in the country.

His current concern lies in a plan to use a pesticide called ProcellaCOR on the plant growth.

The problem there is that the ProcellaCOR contains PFOA, a known carcinogen, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

However, ProcellaCOR only exists in the environment for 24 to 48 hours, according to Dave Wick, the executive director of the Lake George Park Commission. It will kill all of these milfoil plants, he said, without touching any other plants.

Learn about possible next steps, by watching the video of Dan Levy’s story.