Invasive Species News

Grand Valley State University film 'Lake Invaders: The Fight For Lake Huron ... - MLive.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01 GMT

Grand Valley State University film 'Lake Invaders: The Fight For Lake Huron ...
MLive.com
Strobl, a GVSU sophomore from Macomb County's Clinton Township, suspects the fish were killed because of changes invasive species are causing in the lake's ...

Large Snakes On The Loose In Florida - RedOrbit

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36 GMT

ABC News

Large Snakes On The Loose In Florida
RedOrbit
Officials in Florida say they are seeing more invasive species of snakes entering into the warm semi-tropic climate. "Compounding their risk to native ...
Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasionAFP

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Coast Guard wants to toughen ballast water controls - The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:23 GMT

Coast Guard wants to toughen ballast water controls
The Chesapeake Bay Journal
It's a continental issue," said Jeff Alexander, a media consultant with the National Wildlife Federation who wrote a book about invasive species in the ...

Budget cuts force VA to end bounty on invasive veined rapa whelk - The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:23 GMT

Budget cuts force VA to end bounty on invasive veined rapa whelk
The Chesapeake Bay Journal
The program was successful both in raising awareness of invasive species and in reducing the whelks' population. But, Harding says, when the whelk money was ...

Groundbreaking science au's Bioscience Centre will be commercialization hub - Northern Ontario Business

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56 GMT

Northern Ontario Business

Groundbreaking science au's Bioscience Centre will be commercialization hub
Northern Ontario Business
"We're already talking about combining GIS with invasive species and how to map out (areas of infestation)," said Vair. "That cross-pollination is already ...

Film on invasive species premieres in Grand Rapids - Chicago Tribune

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:13 GMT

Film on invasive species premieres in Grand Rapids
Chicago Tribune
A documentary on invasive species in Lake Huron is making its debut in Grand Rapids. The film titled "Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron" was produced ...

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Committee continues review of 2010 town budget - Laconia Citizen

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:43 GMT

Committee continues review of 2010 town budget
Laconia Citizen
Those increases were not the concern of some committee members; rather it was the $18000 budgeted for invasive species management. ...

Invasive species cause $1.4 trillion of losses a year: scientists - Xinhua

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:20 GMT

Invasive species cause $1.4 trillion of losses a year: scientists
Xinhua
6 (Xinhua) -- Scientists should intensify international collaboration to fight invasive species that are causing 1.4 trillion US dollars of losses a year ...

Trout stock suit threatens aquaculture - San Bernardino Sun

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:11 GMT

Trout stock suit threatens aquaculture
San Bernardino Sun
In addition, that facility has to be invasive species-free and checked quarterly for invasive species. Vaught, and other growers, pointed out many private ...

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DNA 'Barcode' For Tropical Trees

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:00 GMT

In foods, soil samples or customs checks, plant fragments sometimes need to be quickly identified. The use of DNA "barcodes" to itemize plant biodiversity was proposed during the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Summit. Researchers have now tested this method in the tropical forest.

Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion - AFP

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:15 GMT

AFP	Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion AFP ... primarily through predation on vulnerable native species," said Robert Reed, the report's coauthor and a USGS invasive species scientist. ... and more »

Invasive plant & pest conference set for SA - Bandera County Courier

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04 GMT

Invasive plant & pest conference set for SA
Bandera County Courier
The conference will serve scientists, land managers, state and federal agencies, local governments and other professionals interested in invasive species ...

Aquculture dealt with water quality, invasive species (AG Weekly)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28 GMT

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - Water supply remained the No. 1 issue aquaculture producers were talking about in 2008. Despite a better-than-expected water supply in the Snake River system, spring flows continue to decline.

Report details decline of sage grouse in the West - OregonLive.com

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01 GMT

OregonLive.com

Report details decline of sage grouse in the West
OregonLive.com
Invasive species, livestock grazing, urbanization and changes to fire patters also limit the amount habitat available to the bird, the USGS said. ...

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Be proactive to prevent spreading invasive species - Pacific Daily News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:21 GMT

Be proactive to prevent spreading invasive species
Pacific Daily News
Vice said the Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Council will meet on Guam at the end of the month. At the meeting, the Guam agriculture department will ...

Lake Huron invaders hit the big screen

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT

A film on invasive species in Lake Huron is making its premiere near Lake Michigan. The movie "Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron," is a documentary produced by faculty and students at Grand Valley State University.

Support the fight against invasive hybrid organisms - Statesman Journal

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:03 GMT

Support the fight against invasive hybrid organisms
Statesman Journal
Thank you for your excellent coverage of the current invasive species issues concerning not only the state of Oregon but the nation and world. ...

Extinction crisis continues apace - Surfbirds News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:03 GMT

Extinction crisis continues apace
Surfbirds News
"Both the petrel and fody have suffered from introduced invasive species, and tackling these is one of the 10 key actions needed to prevent further bird ...

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You Couldn't Ask For a Better Day in the Flint Hills - Michigan Farmer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:02 GMT

You Couldn't Ask For a Better Day in the Flint Hills
Michigan Farmer
During the day, I got a chance to chat a bit with Greenwood County Extension agent Jeff Davidson who has been helping ranchers fight invasive species, ...

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Legislation Introduced to Preserve and Protect Lake Tahoe - California Chronicle

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:01 GMT

Legislation Introduced to Preserve and Protect Lake Tahoe
California Chronicle
The legislation would authorize projects to combat invasive species, reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, restore Lake Tahoe´s water clarity, ...
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2009 battles fires, invasive species and ...Truckee Times
Feinstein, colleagues introduce Lake Tahoe billSan Francisco Chronicle
$415M expansion of Lake Tahoe Restoration Act introduced Tuesday in US SenateNorth Lake Tahoe Bonanza
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Invasive crayfish in Germantown to be given toxic chemical - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:08 GMT

Invasive crayfish in Germantown to be given toxic chemical
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Since September, more than 2000 adults of this invasive species have been trapped or plucked by hand out of a 5-acre pond in a subdivision south of Mequon ...

'Genome zoo' would house 10000 species - CBC.ca

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT

'Genome zoo' would house 10000 species
CBC.ca
... how species will respond to environmental changes, such as pollution and climate change, and biological changes, such as diseases or invasive species. ...

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Marmots need to leave Sud Island for the birds - Homer Tribune

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52 GMT

Marmots need to leave Sud Island for the birds
Homer Tribune
Steve Ebbert, invasive species biologist by Naomi Klouda Photo provided by USFWS - A rhinocerous auklet was photographed on Sud Island, a happy sight for ...

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Feinstein, colleagues introduce Lake Tahoe bill (San Francisco Chronicle)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49 GMT

California and Nevada lawmakers from both parties on Tuesday introduced an eight-year, $415 million bill to save Lake Tahoe from what Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called its imminent destruction from a host of ills ranging from invasive species to wildfires. The...

Lake Huron invaders hit the big screen (The Bay City Times)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:56 GMT

A film on invasive species in Lake Huron is making its premiere near Lake Michigan.The movie "Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron,” is a documentary produced by faculty and students at Grand Valley State University.It will screen for the...

Lake Huron invaders hit the big screen - MLive.com

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:50 GMT

Lake Huron invaders hit the big screen
MLive.com
A film on invasive species in Lake Huron is making its premiere near Lake Michigan. It will screen for the first time at 7 ...

War and Pieces: - encore Online

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54 GMT

encore Online

War and Pieces:
encore Online
“The rat is an invasive species on a biological level,” Perry says. “The rats of 'Nature Wars' take on human characteristics by dressing in suits and ties. ...

Sssnared! Fla's war on snakes (New York Post)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- * Expert snake hunters snared 37 pythons in South Florida during a trial hunting season to eradicate the invasive species. State wildlife officials granted 15 permits in July to snake experts. The program ended on Halloween...

Maintenance on carp barrier at standstill

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT

At the same time nearly a half billion dollars is headed toward the Great Lakes as part of President Barack Obama's ambitious ecosystem restoration program, nobody at the moment appears to have the dollars to allow the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers to do regular maintenance on the new $9 million Asian carp barrier.

Spraying and burning can eliminate phragmites

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT

Federal and Michigan state agencies have now joined together in an extensive effort to gain control of phragmites. The most recent initiative, partially funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the Lake St. Clair Phragmites Control Project.