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One particularly important
plant to consider in all lakes are invasive aquatic plants.
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Illegal Invasive plants are
non-native species that have no natural competitors, are self-regenerating
in many habitats, and choke out native species. Maine has a list of eleven
of these types of plants, which are illegal to sell, propagate or introduce.
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It is possible for even a
single fragment of an invasive plant on a boat prop to lead to the
infestation of an entire lake or shoreline.
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TMP currently has no
illegal invasives, and Maine has a developed program for volunteer boat
inspection, lake monitoring, and community education.
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