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The AGFC quickly followed that up in September with containment booms being placed at the eastern boat ramp on South Shore Landing, as well as at the boat access at North Shore Landing. Biologists hope that these new containment booms, in concert with herbicide application work being done by Columbia County Rural Development Authority, can lessen the impact of the invasive plants.Ĭontainment booms first were placed at the western boat ramp at South Shore Landing on Lake Columbia in August. Giant salvinia can spread rapidly throughout a water body – under ideal conditions, the aquatic fern has the capability to double in number and size in less than a week. AGFC biologists have partnered with multiple agencies in attempts to slow its potential spread not only in this lake, but in other nearby waterways.ĪGFC biologists out of its Camden office have deployed containment booms at all boat ramps, with the exception of the Beech Creek Boat Ramp, at Lake Columbia.

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MAGNOLIA – Giant salvinia, a highly invasive aquatic plant that was first detected in Lake Columbia in December 2019, has the full attention of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division. The last time women's World Cup races were held in Kranjska Gora in 2018, Shiffrin won both the GS and the slalom.Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine The races were moved from another Slovenian resort, Maribor, because of a lack of snow and mild temperatures. Two-time former world champion Tessa Worley of France was ninth on her return from a seven-week injury layoff. While Brignone remained on top of the GS standings, she closed the gap to leader Shiffrin in the overall rankings to 113 points. The Italian skier, who was in the top five in all the previous GS events this season, placed eighth on Saturday, more than two seconds off the pace. Vlhova shared victory with Federica Brignone in the previous GS in Sestriere a month ago. team coach Magnus Andersson said of Shiffrin on the eve of the race. 'At this point we have no information to share about a return to Europe or a return to competition,' U.S. Shiffrin, the three-time overall World Cup champion, is taking an indefinite break from racing following the death of her father, Jeff, almost two weeks ago. Slovenia's Meta Hrovat and Switzerland's Wendy Holdener shared third place as they both earned a second career podium result in giant slalom. New-Zealand's Alice Robinson competes during the first-run of the World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP While she made a costly mistake in the first leg to concede the lead to Vlhova, Robinson avoided errors in a similarly attacking final run to beat the Slovakian skier by 0.34 seconds. KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson overtook first-run leader Petra Vlhova to win a women's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday and claim a second career victory.Īlmost four months after edging out Mikaela Shiffrin in the season opener, and in the absence of the Olympic GS champion from the United States this time, the 18-year-old Robinson took center stage.

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