Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited removed invasive aquatic water chestnuts from Pages Millpond on June 27. The pants grow in large dense mats which crowd out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. From left George Zubal from FFRE, Cody Arsenault from Sterling Aquatics, Heather Wells-Sweeney from FFRE, Juan Ocasio from Lyon Construction, Curt Johnson from FFRE, Lindsay Suter who owns the lower half of the property, and Rick Huntley from Trout Unlimited. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Brothers Fenn and Halvor Suter paddle a canoe past Cody Arsenault from Sterling Aquatics in an aquatic harvester on June 27 while removing invasive water chestnut from Pages Millpond. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the invasive plants which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Brothers Fenn and Halvor Suter paddle a canoe full of water chestnut on Pages Millpond while removing the invasive plant with the help of volunteers on June 27. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the invasive plants which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Cody Arsenault from Sterling Aquatics uses an aquatic harvester to remove invasive water chestnut plants from Pages Millpond on June 27 along with the the help of volunteers. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the invasive plants which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Lyon Construction’s Juan Ocasio loads invasive water chestnut into the back of a pickup truck on June 27 at Pages Millpond during a day of volunteer work helping to clean the pond of the aquatic plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

A truck full of invasive water chestnut are hauled away after being removed from Pages Millpond on June 27 during a day of volunteer work helping to rid the pond of the aquatic plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Heather Wells-Sweeney from Friends of the Farm River Estuary works along with other volunteers removing invasive water chestnut from Pages Millpond on June 27 in an effort to rid the pond of the aquatic plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Invasive water chestnut are taken from Pages Millpond on June 27 in an effort to rid the pond of the aquatic plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Cody Arsenault from Sterling Aquatics uses an aquatic harvester to remove invasive water chestnut plants from Pages Millpond on June 27 along with the the help of volunteers. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the invasive plants which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Cody Arsenault from Sterling Aquatics uses an aquatic harvester to remove invasive water chestnut plants from Pages Millpond on June 27 along with the the help of volunteers. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the invasive plants which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited worked together on June 27 removing invasive water chestnuts from Pages Millpond. The plants grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Volunteers including Halvor Suter, in red, paddle a canoe on Pages Millpond on June 27 while working alongside fellow volunteers in an effort to rid the pond of the invasive water chestnut plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Volunteers including Halvor Suter, in red, paddle a canoe on Pages Millpond on June 27 while working alongside fellow volunteers in an effort to rid the pond of the invasive water chestnut plant. Cody Aresnault from Sterling Aquatics uses an aquatic harvester in the background to remove larger amounts of the plant. Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited spent the day removing the water chestnuts which grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound

Volunteers from Friends of the Farm River Estuary, North Branford Land Conservation Trust, Lyon Construction, and Trout Unlimited worked together on June 27 removing invasive water chestnuts from Pages Millpond. The plants grow in large dense mats crowding out wading birds, amphibians, and fish such as the river herring which uses the pond to spawn. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound