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A surprising connection between invasive plants and Lyme disease
Researchers from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station returned from studying invasive woodland plant species one day to find themselves mysteriously crawling with ticks.
"I've been working in these forests for 30 years, and I'd never been...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Scott Williams, Health, Lyme Disease, Health and Safety at School
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Michigan attorney general, 16 others favor watershed divide
CHICAGO — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said he and his counterparts in 16 other states would demand quicker federal action on preventing invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River...Tags: Engineering, Lakes and Ponds, Justice System, File Sharing, Mussels
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UM barge to help fight invasive species
The first step in stopping invasive species from hitching a ride into the Chesapeake Bay aboard cargo ships is determining how to make massive ballast tanks an inhospitable environment. Maryland scientists hope they will find the answer aboard a new $2.7...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply, Elijah E. Cummings, Inner Harbor, Water
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Park, tribe to receive EPA conservation grants
GRAND HAVEN — A national park and an American Indian tribe will receive a combined $1.1 million for environmental projects in northern Michigan. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday the projects will be funded under the Great...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Minority Groups, Regional Authority
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March deadline stands for removing exotic hogs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A March deadline for removing exotic swine from ranches in Michigan will stand after a ban on the animals became official, the state said. An invasive species order banning the animals took effect Saturday, the Kalamazoo... -
Money to restore Great Lakes still flows, for now
DETROIT — At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there's one place the money is still flowing for now: the Great Lakes.
In the past two years, Congress has pumped $775 million into the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Government, Justice System, Democratic Party
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Natural Perspectives: Conservation Corps descends on Bolsa Chica
The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve has had a stroke of good luck. A crew from the Orange County Conservation Corps has come to work with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy and the California Department of Fish and Game to improve habitat for wildlife. They...Tags: Science and Technology, Biology, Physical Conditions, Health, Mussels
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More evidence of Asian carp expansion found
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Lake Calumet — a lake six miles from Lake Michigan — gave up 11 positive samples of Asian carp environmental DNA between June 15 and July 11.
“The environmental DNA is indicative of the presence of a...Tags: DNA, Lakes and Ponds, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Debbie Stabenow
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Gully project to restore landscape, remove some birds
NEWPORT BEACH — A city project to control erosion along Lower Buck Gully will also restore the area's natural landscape and remove threatening birds that lay eggs in other birds' nests, according to a California Coastal Commission staff report....Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Nature
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Great Lakes issues discussed at summit
CHARLEVOIX — Environmental regulatory standards, Great Lakes water levels and wetlands ecology became the focus at the fifth annual Lake Michigan Summit. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council hosted the event on Monday at Charlevoix Area Library,...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Detroit, Chicago, Mussels, Michigan
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Maryland chefs want to put snakeheads on the menu
Chef Chad Wells of Alewife restaurant tossed chunks of raw snakehead fish with cilantro and citrus to make something more ambitious than an $8 ceviche appetizer. It was an invasive-species eradication plan in a martini glass.
Wells wants the Asian...Tags: Maryland, Georgetown, Arts and Culture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Bryan Voltaggio
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AG NOTES: Non-native plants negatively impact land
Contributing writerMost of us have heard the phrase, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” You can apply this adage to your landscape just as easily as you can apply it to your attic. It may surprise you to learn some flowers and landscape...Tags: Allergies
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