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Wild Swine, the DNR and a Solution
Much has been said about Michigan’s feral swine problem in recent weeks, particularly now that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is enforcing a ban on those species that are considered an...
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Tracking Invasives on the Net
A new cyber strategy is being employed to combat the spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes region – using a web crawler to search the Internet for outlets that are selling invasive fish,...
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Toxic Hogweed: State looking for giant poisonous plants
Brian Kooper of the USDA and Matt Bushman study a patch of hogweed found in a backyard planter in Wakefield in 2004. Photo: USDA By Howard Meyerson Giant hogweed, an illegal and toxic non-native plant...
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Anglers, boaters encouraged to fight invasives
Portable weed washers will be onsite at various locations now in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Photo: Courtesy US Forest Service By Howard Meyerson Hose them down! That’s the message...
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Scientists: Invasive snail more prevalent than thought, poses grave danger to...
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Scientists studying the health of Great Lakes coastal wetlands report that faucet snails have been found in many more waters than anticipated. The invasive...
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Sea lamprey abundance dropping in the Great Lakes
Back to back annual lampricide treatments are knocking down populations of young lamprey/. Source: T. Lawrence, GLFC By Howard Meyerson Sea lamprey numbers are dropping steadily in the Great Lakes, but...
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U.S. House measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A plan gaining support in Congress and backed by the cargo shipping industry would establish a nationwide policy for dumping ballast water into U.S. waterways that...
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Invasive Asian carp less than 50 miles from Lake Michigan
Great Lake states and the federal government continue to devote money and brainpower to stopping a potential Great Lakes ecological disaster Source: Invasive Asian carp less than 50 miles from Lake...
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