Wayland Town Crier 2/21/08:  Conservation Commission to discuss herbicide in pond, debating whether to use Sonar to rid Dudley Pond of invasive weeds.

Wayland Town Crier 11/4/07:  Chemicals may be only solution for Dudley Pond.  The debate continues over the use of Sonar in Dudley Pond, with some residents seeking the return of the chemicals that had kept weeds at bay in recent years, and others looking to give mechanical harvesters more time to work.

Metrowest Daily News 7/15/07:  Invasive plants apply chokehold on lakes, ponds and rivers

Wayland Town Crier 7/13/07:  Dudley Pond full of weeds (and solutions).  A weed harvester and circulator are two pieces of equipment being put to the challenge of controlling weeds in Dudley Pond.

Wayland Town Crier 6/7/07:  Special water conference in Wayland.  The Congress of Lakes and Ponds (COLAP) water conference (Saturday, June 16 at 9:30am at the Middle School) is about science and nature, innovation, water, and ends with a powerful theatrical water show involving local choirs, 30 dancers and water fountains. Reserve your place ASAP at www.macolap.org as the event may sell out due to limited seating.  The first 100 people from MetroWest who register before June 12 will get reduced fee $10 tickets.  Entry at the door is $20 to cover event expenses.  For more information contact Jackson Madnick.

Wayland Town Crier 5/24/07:  Neighbors of a possible 40B development by Dudley Pond are concerned about the prospect of as many as 29 new units at the end of Doran Rd by Dudley Pond.

Wayland Town Crier 4/5/07: New methods for battling weeds.   The Dudley Pond Association honored Jackson Madnick for his environmental work in town.  The group explored solutions and tools to combat weed problems in the pond.

Wayland Town Crier 11/22/06:  No herbicides in lake.  A state ruling will prevent the use of herbicides to combat weeds in Lake Cochituate.

Metrowest Daily News 11/17/06:  Friends, foes as state forbids herbicide.  The state affirmed the decision of Natick's Conservation Commission to keep herbicides out of Lake Cochituate.

Boston Globe 11/16/06:  State blocks use of chemical for lake.  The state affirmed the decision of Natick's Conservation Commission to keep herbicides out of Lake Cochituate.

Metrowest Daily News 10/22/06: Special Town Meeting article seeking funds for Dudley Pond weed harvesting is time sensitive, or Finance Committee members would be looking to delay it until the annual Town Meeting. 

Wayland Town Crier 10/12/06:  Rough Waters: Taking a ride on pond.  Selectmen Alan Reiss and Joe Nolan toured Dudley Pond to view weed infestation.  Based on what they saw, both will endorse an article that would address the problem.

Wayland Town Crier 9/21/06:  Bio retention cell created near Wayland Middle School to control runoff and remove pollutants from water near Dudley Pond.

Metrowest Daily News 9/3/06:  New machine to be used in Lake Cochituate to try to control milfoil

Boston Globe 8/17/06:  Many debates around the state over the use of herbicides to combat invasive weeds, Lake Cochituate most prominent among them.

Boston Globe 8/6/06:  Working to remove weeds at Dudley Pond.

Sudbury Town Crier 7/27/06:  Grant provides for milfoil removal in Dudley Pond.