New England Milfoil Comapny

After ice-out in the spring until well after the frost has come to New England, Cliff Cabral, Owner of New England Milfoil and his crew can be found in the water working on behalf of local and state governments and Lake Owner's Associations to remove invasive plants. Cliff and his team have participated in the NH Weed Control program and have attained the certifications necessary to remove invasive plants from lakes and ponds. The New England Milfoil team has removed tons of material from Maine and New Hampshire's waters including Ossipee Lake, Lake Sebago and Lake Winnepesaukee.

The addition of a suction harvester in the spring of 2008 has made it possible for the crew to be more productive and more effective in heavily infested areas.
Cabral became a commerical diver in 1991 and has worked in the underwater fishing industries in Maine. In 2000 Cabral saw a need for experienced "harvesters" and launched New England Milfoil.

A sea urchin and scallop diver off the coast of Lubec, ME during the late fall and early winter, Cabral, a below-knee amputee, can be found in the late winter/early spring snowboarding at King Pine Ski Area and at Attitash Ski Resort where he is an adaptive ski and snowboard instructor. He resides in Brownfield, ME with his wife/business partner, two cats and one dog.

How does milfoil infest other sections of a lake or pond?
Boat propellers will chop up pieces of the milfoil plant. These pieces or plant fragments float on the surface, and are at the mercy of the wind and lake currents. In a short period of time roots are formed on the cut portion of the plant. If washed to shore, these plants eventually take hold, creating a new colony of milfoil.

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