{"id":9434,"date":"2012-12-19T12:47:15","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9434"},"modified":"2012-12-19T12:47:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T18:47:15","slug":"mdc-seeks-recycled-christmas-trees-to-benefit-fish-and-anglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9434","title":{"rendered":"MDC Seeks Recycled Christmas Trees to Benefit Fish and Anglers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Christmas trees can have a second life after the holidays by providing home for fish\u2014and an advantage for anglers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is accepting used natural Christmas trees to create fish habitat in Lake 35 on the August A. Busch Conservation Area in St. Charles, and in Creve Coeur Lake.<\/p>\n<p>So how does recycling a used Christmas tree give fish something to celebrate?\u00a0\u00a0 Turns out, a bunch of them can create the aquatic equivalent of an underwater condominium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of lakes we work with are manmade and there\u2019s not much fish cover in them, so we have to figure out how to put fish habitat in those lakes,\u201d said Kevin Meneau, MDC Fisheries Management Biologist.\u00a0 \u201cChristmas trees are one of the best ways to do that in winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Meneau, the trees provide woody cover that makes excellent habitat for invertebrates. These are an ideal food source for smaller fish, which draws them in like a magnet. This in turn brings in bigger fish and creates a situation that gives a boost to the lake\u2019s entire food chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also help young fish,\u201d Meneau added, \u201cbecause when the adults spawn their young can hide in those trees.\u201dThe trees benefit some of the most popular fish that anglers like to pursue, including largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish and crappie.<\/p>\n<p>Since these fish typically spawn in shallow water, the trees are tied to cement blocks and submerged at depths of four- to- seven feet to give emerging fish easy access to their cover.<\/p>\n<p>The underwater brush piles concentrate fish, so the submerged trees can be a boon for anglers as well.\u00a0 By noting the location of the trees, astute anglers can focus their efforts in these areas to improve their odds.\u00a0 Meneau said the tree tops are usually visible for five to six weeks after being put into the lake, before they become water logged and sink completely.\u00a0 This gives anglers until about mid-March to locate these potential fishing jackpots.\u00a0 Resourceful anglers often mark the sites for future reference on maps they make themselves or by using a GPS.<\/p>\n<p>Meneau said it\u2019s best to drop off the entire tree, without cutting it up or removing any branches.\u00a0 Tree donors are asked to remove all decorations, including lights, garland and ornaments before drop off.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis County residents can bring their trees to Creve Coeur Park Lake, 13725 Marine Drive, where signs will lead them to the drop off point near the Sailboat Cove Boat Ramp.\u00a0 \u00a0Christmas trees can be donated at these lakes until Jan. 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas trees can have a second life after the holidays by providing home for fish\u2014and an advantage for anglers. 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