Volunteers remove fast-spreading invasive plant from Muskegon Lake

Volunteers remove fast-spreading invasive plant from Muskegon Lake

A manhunt on Muskegon Lake recently sought a free-floating, fast-spreading suspect.An aquatic invasive species in Michigan, European frog-bit plants looks similar to water lilies, but rather than regulate their shallow, freshwater ecosystem, they reduce its ability to breathe, sucking up oxygen and blocking sunlight as they rapidly fan out over the water's surface."It's imperative that we remove it," said Steve Thompson, president of the Muskego…