The Navy is using its dredge to remove the lilacs covering the Isabela River that feeds the Ozama River, the main rivers of Santo Domingo. The lilacs (Eichonia Grassipes) are damaging the ecology of the rivers, causing the death and migration of fish. The lilac is capable of producing up to 70,000 plants that cover large extensions, impeding the photosynthesis process, which, in turn, results in the massive death of aquiferous species.
