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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Saratoga Springs is looking to rid the shore of Utah Lake from an invasive weed.
The Daily Herald of Provo reports that city officials are hoping to bring in helicopters to spray herbicide on several miles of the lake's shore that are inundated with phragmites.
The weed is a dense, invasive plant from Europe that grows more than 20 feet tall. The weed is fueling wildfires and harboring mosquitoes along Utah Lake.
The Utah Lake Commission wants to begin a 10-year, large-scale attack on phragmites across the lake in a few months, starting in Saratoga Springs.
The commission has applied for a $30,000 state grant to help with the project.
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