Water Chestnut resembles a light green circle of floating Christmas trees floating on the water. To volunteer to help Audubon clear the pond of this invasive plant, call 716-569-2345.

Volunteers from the Lake Chautauqua Luther Center helped pull out an almost impenetrable mass of Water Chestnut in 2013.

Audubon’s Invasive Species crew, volunteers and staff from WNY PRISM remove Water Chestnut from ACNC’s Big Pond.