Alaska Elodea Control
Elodea (image via wikipedia). First found on the Kenai Peninsula in late 2012, Elodea was the first non-native submersed freshwater plant to invade Alaska. With the short growing season in…
The Stewards of Water Blog
Gov. Pledges $1 Million in New Funding
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has pledged $1 million for the control of invasive aquatic plants in the…
Invasive Algae Arrives in Caribbean
Symbiodinium (wikipedia.org). Non-native algae from the Indian and Pacific ocean now has a foothold in the Caribbean. And while the appearance of Symbiodinium trenchii is often a good sign…
Buckeye Lake Algae Problems
A nasty algal bloom (image via daviddarling.info). Buckeye Lake, Ohio, has already suffered from a faulty dam and lowered water levels so far this summer (its water level is being kept at 3…
Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week
Purple loosestrife, one of Ohio's most pesky invasives (image via chesapeakebay.net). May 17-23 has been declared Invasive Weed Awareness Week by Ohio's governor Brown. This year's theme,…
Ohio Seeks Help with Phosphorous
Image via cdn.phys.org). Ohio's governor and environmental chief are asking some of their neighbors to cut down on runoff, particular phosphorous. The main sources targeted are farm fields in…