Vegetation Treatment | Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission

A New Generation of Sterile Grass Carp Target Invasive Vegetation at Smith Mountain Lake

by ksage | Jun 24, 2026 | News, Vegetation Treatment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 24, 2026 Media Contact: Kristina Sage, Executive Director Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission Phone: 540-721-4400 Email: tlac@sml.us.com SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, VA – The Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission (TLAC) announced that...

The Roanoke Times: DWR approves much fewer carp to eat invasive hydrilla in Smith Mountain Lake

by ksage | May 21, 2026 | HABs, News, Vegetation Treatment

BY JASON DUNOVANTPublished May 21, 2026The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has once again OK’d stocking sterile grass carp into Smith Mountain Lake to control the spread of invasive aquatic vegetation — but this time at a much smaller amount. The...