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Oregon website shows data of hunt-fish activity in coutnies - Oregon Natural Resources Report

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:11 GMT

Oregon website shows data of hunt-fish activity in coutnies
Oregon Natural Resources Report
With the data, local decision makers will be able to more accurately evaluate the impact of changes in regulations, habitat, invasive species, land use, ...

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Woodlands a valuable resource - Campus Times

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34 GMT

Woodlands a valuable resource
Campus Times
Invasive species, as well, damage the woodlands' ecological health. Oriental bittersweet, honeysuckle, buckthorn and garlic mustard all comprise threats. ...

Asian Carp Moving Closer to Lake Michigan (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38 GMT

The Asian Carp is an invasive species. There are 4 types: you may be most familiar with the silver carp, known as the jumping fish. If they truly invade the lake system, they would cause a lot of damage. We may be on the verge of an Asian Carp invasion, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The fish have apparently breached an electric barrier set up to keep them out. The Corps says ...

Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier (AP via Yahoo! News)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13 GMT

Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.

Group Asks Public To Support Removal Of Trout From Some Sequoia, Kings Canyon ... - National Parks Traveler (blog)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44 GMT

National Parks Traveler (blog)

Group Asks Public To Support Removal Of Trout From Some Sequoia, Kings Canyon ...
National Parks Traveler (blog)
Amphibians are faced with an onslaught of environmental problems, including climate change, pollution, infectious diseases, habitat loss, invasive species, ...

Source: Asian carp may have passed barrier (UPI)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Asian carp may have passed through an electric barrier intended to keep the invasive species out of Lake Michigan, new findings suggest.

Asian Carp, Invasive Species, May Be In Lake Michigan - NPR

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30 GMT

Globe and Mail

Asian Carp, Invasive Species, May Be In Lake Michigan
NPR
Federal officials are reporting that the Asian carp may have gotten past a electric barrier meant to prevent the invasive species from entering the Lake ...
Invasive Asian carp may have breached barrier, reached Great LakesThe Inquisitr
Asian carp may have breached electrical barrierMichigan Messenger
Asian carp may have breached barrierGlobe and Mail
United Press International -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -London Free Press
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Author argues St. Lawrence Seaway opened a Pandora's box - St. Joseph Herald Palladium (subscription)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22 GMT

Author argues St. Lawrence Seaway opened a Pandora's box
St. Joseph Herald Palladium (subscription)
But its legacy, 50 years later, appears more likely to be some 60 invasive species that are likely to plague the lakes forever. ...

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

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33 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.

Asian carp may have breached electrical barrier - Michigan Messenger

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03 GMT

Globe and Mail

Asian carp may have breached electrical barrier
Michigan Messenger
“That is what we understand,” said Jennifer Nalbone, director of Great Lakes United's campaign against invasive species. DNA testing of water samples near ...
Asian carp may have breached barrierGlobe and Mail
The Value of WaterHuffington Post (blog)
Fish toxicant to be used to prevent Asian carp from movingand weather
Plainfield Sun
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Asian carp may have breached barrier for lake - Detroit Free Press

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37 GMT

Asian carp may have breached barrier for lake
Detroit Free Press
“That is what we understand,” said Jennifer Nalbone, director of Great Lakes United's campaign against invasive species. Previously, DNA of Asian carp has ...
Fish toxicant to be used to prevent Asian carp from movingand weather
The Value of WaterHuffington Post (blog)
Solution to the Asian carp: Kill all the fishPlainfield Sun

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Solution to the Asian carp: Kill all the fish - Plainfield Sun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:13 GMT

Solution to the Asian carp: Kill all the fish
Plainfield Sun
Asian carp, an invasive species that isn't native to this area, can weigh up to 150 pounds and are known to eat 40 times their body weight every day. ...
The Value of WaterHuffington Post (blog)

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State offers 'bittersweet' message about those holiday wreaths - Lexington Minuteman

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:33 GMT

State offers 'bittersweet' message about those holiday wreaths
Lexington Minuteman
To control the spread of invasive species, Massachusetts developed a Prohibited Plant List, which bans the importation and sale of more than 140 plants ...

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Trout May Be Killed to Save California Yellow-Legged Frogs - Environment News Service

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:23 GMT

Environment News Service

Trout May Be Killed to Save California Yellow-Legged Frogs
Environment News Service
... including climate change, pollution, infectious diseases, habitat loss, invasive species, and over-harvesting for the pet and food trades. ...

New Ballast Water Regulations for Wisconsin (Northland's News Center)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56 GMT

The State of Wisconsin rolled out a set of stricter rules today that promise to prevent the spread of invasive species. Wisconsin joins a number of other states that have already adopted tough regulations for commercial shipping. Trevor Roy reports.

New water regulations aim to stop invasive species - WKOW-TV.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43 GMT

Northland&os;s NewsCenter

New water regulations aim to stop invasive species
WKOW-TV.com
MADISON (WKOW) -- New ballast water regulations on Great Lakes vessels will take effect in February 2010, the state announced Thursday. Under the new rules, ...
Stricter Wisconsin port standards will require invasive species permit for shipsGreen Bay Press Gazette
Wisconsin DNR adopts ballast water permit standardsSuperior Telegram
New Wisconsin permit buys time for ships to come into ballast complianceBusinessNorth.com
Northland&os;s NewsCenter -WCCO
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Wisconsin DNR adopts ballast water permit standards - Superior Telegram

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21 GMT

Wisconsin DNR adopts ballast water permit standards
Superior Telegram
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources modified its original proposal to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, but it didn't back off from ...
Stricter Wisconsin port standards will require invasive species permit for shipsGreen Bay Press Gazette
New Ballast Water Permit Protects Great LakesNorthland&os;s NewsCenter

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UW scientists creep closer to solving mystery of mammoths' extinction - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25 GMT

UW scientists creep closer to solving mystery of mammoths' extinction
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Understanding these complex relationships may in turn help humans understand the consequences of such present-day threats as invasive species and climate ...

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Stricter Wisconsin port standards will require invasive species permit for ships (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15 GMT

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will start requiring all ships coming into Green Bay and other state ports to get a state-issued permit showing they are not carrying invasive species in its ballast water.

November 19, 2009 (Waterboro Reporter)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19 GMT

Massabesic Middle School students Taylor Abbott, left, and Matthew Buck search for invasive species in the woods around the school with Michelle Bozeman, right, a marine science graduate student at the University of New England.

New Ballast Water Permit Protects Great Lakes (Northland's News Center)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26 GMT

Senator Jauch (D-Poplar) and Representative Milroy (D-Superior) jointly praised the Department of Natural Resources final ballast water permit that creates new rules to reduce the spread of invasive species.

Grassroots groups receive funding for environmental initiatives - insideTORONTO.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:05 GMT

Grassroots groups receive funding for environmental initiatives
insideTORONTO.com
... will be making multiple trips into Downsview Dells Park to destroy invasive species and replace them with plants that fit into the natural food chain. ...

Courting Controversy with a New View on Exotic Species - Yale Environment 360

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:46 GMT

Yale Environment 360

Courting Controversy with a New View on Exotic Species
Yale Environment 360
A number of biologists are challenging the long-held orthodoxy that invasive species are inherently bad. In their contrarian view, many introduced species ...

Piranhas Invade Florida - Popular Fidelity (blog)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT

Popular Fidelity (blog)

Piranhas Invade Florida
Popular Fidelity (blog)
This invasive species is the dangerous meat-eating piranha. That's right, there were not one, but two piranhas caught in the wild in the United States. ...

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EDITORIAL: This fish kill is necessary to save the lakes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT

Closing a five and a half mile stretch of waterway and poisoning it is not something to take lightly. But it's more than justified by efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

EDITORIAL: Asian carp pose serious threat to food chain

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT

Our inland waterways are threatened by organic and chemical pollution, as well as by invasive species like the rusty crayfish, various water plants and now the Asian carp species.

Protect native species - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:19 GMT

Protect native species
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
I commend the city of Petaluma for being pro-active in its efforts to eradicate any invasive species, including bullfrogs. While importation of invasive ...

There's a turkey in lame duck session - NorthJersey.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17 GMT

There's a turkey in lame duck session
NorthJersey.com
Most of New Jersey's forests are seriously degraded; they face an onslaught of pests, invasive species, unsustainable logging practices and overabundant ...

Smiley Anders for Nov. 19, 2009 - 2TheAdvocate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:16 GMT

Smiley Anders for Nov. 19, 2009
2TheAdvocate
“Louisiana red swamp crayfish lurking in a village pond will be drinking Wisconsin bleach this week, in a continuing battle between the invasive species and ...

After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00 GMT

Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, ground sloths and giant beavers -- began their precipitous slide to extinction.