Rhode Island App Tracks Algal Blooms
An algal bloom. Credit: Felix Andrews (Floybix), wikimedia.org "It's really exciting to see communities stand up and help us," said Cart Spalding, an Environmental Protection Agency regional…
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Field Guide to Identify HABs
A microscopic image of the cyanobacteria, tolypothrix. Credit: Matthewjparker, wikimedia.org The U.S. Geological Survey has released a field guide to help Native American and Alaska Native…
New Aquatic Plant Species Discovered
Nymphoides Balakrishnanii. Credit: indiatimes.com Publishing in the latest issue of "International Journal of Advanced Research," researchers from India have discovered a new species of…
Native Weevil for Milfoil Control
Eurasian watermilfoil. Credit: wikimedia.org A new research study at the University of Minnesota is testing a native milfoil weevil as a control method for Eurasian watermilfoil. "We put them…
EU to Ban Water Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ). Credit: Wing1990hk, wikimedia.org A common plant in England, Water Hyacinth is up to be banned by the European Union because of its status as an…
Maryland Invasives
Fig buttercup ( Ficaria verna ). Credit: Michal Osmenda commons.wikimedia.org Next year the sale of fig buttercups will be illegal in Maryland. And that's because, as officials will tell you,…