Paddlewheel-powered floating rake is latest tool against White Park pond weeds

By: DAVID BROOKS

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 504

Last Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago


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The eight-year-and-counting project to keep White Park’s pond from being filled with lotus plants has returned in the shape of floating, paddlewheel-driven powered rakes.

Two of these Hydro-Rakes from Solitude Lake Management in Shrewsbury, Mass., were on the pond Wednesday, part of a multi-day effort to pull up approximately 1,200 cubic yards of sediment and vegetation, which will be piled on the ground to drain before being taken off site for disposal.

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