Mechanical Aquatic Plant Harvesting

PLM Lake & Land Management Corp. is one of the largest contract aquatic plant harvesting companies. Mechanical harvesting cuts aquatic plants and removes the cut material from the lake, yielding immediate relief from nuisance aquatic plant growth. For most lakes, contract harvesting is much more cost-efficient than owning and operating a harvester.

PLM provides well-maintained, state-of-the-art equipment and experienced operators to handle demanding harvesting projects. We have an aggressive, proactive harvester maintenance program, so that our harvester crews can spend their time cutting plants, not conducting on-site repairs. All our machines use environmentally safe, non-toxic hydraulic fluids, to protect your lake from spills of toxic hydraulic fluids. We provide our customers with harvesting reports that detail the areas cut, the time spent cutting and the amount of plant material removed.

Harvesting machines cut and remove aquatic vegetation. Harvesters are ideal for overgrowth of native vegetation, but may cause further complications when harvesting exotic species. A harvester may actually help in spreading plant fragments to further promote the growth of plants such as Eurasian Watermilfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed. Please call our experts today to discuss your lake.