New Hydrilla Sighting in Up-State New York
The first report of hydrilla, a highly invasive aquatic plant, has been made in the Upper Susquehanna watershed (in a small dammed water body off the Little Nanticoke Creek). Despite being dammed off,…
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Expert Panel Discusses Great Lakes Restoration
"We're increasingly understanding that investing in clean, fresh water is a priority for public health, ecosystem health, the economy and a lot more," said Cameron Davis, senior advisor to the EPA…
Invasives in British Columbia
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica). Credit: By MdE, wikimedia.org British Columbia-- Native to East Asia, goldfish are probably not the fish you think of when you think about invasive…
La Crosse River Marsh and Duckweed
Duckweed. Image credit: ehow.com Duckweed, algae and invasive plants have slowly, or perhaps not so slowly, covered La Crosse River marsh this summer season, and though recent storms have…
Great Lakes Invasive Documentary
An adult Asian grass carp. Image credit: dnr.wi.gov Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes premiered on WTTW in Chicago last month, and the film about the Great Lakes and their invasives is…
Phagmites in Canada
A large stand of phragmites. Image credit: invasiveplants.net Sometimes called Canada's worst invasive, phragmites australis is known for choking off water flow and outcompeting native…