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Imported fish keep weeds at bay

Source: The Herald Weekly (NORTH CAROLINA) 04/26/2013 Duke Energy intern Josh Bowen watches as 300 sterile grass carp are released April 23 into Lake Norman on the Davidson College Lake Campus. Grass...

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Eugene takes steps to fight invasive water weed

Source: KTVZ.com (Oregon) 04/28/2013 EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Eugene are taking steps to stop an invasive water plant from spreading from a city park. The aquatic weed Ludwigia hexapetala...

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Grass-eating fish help keep lake’s weeds in check

Source: Davidson News (NORTH CAROLINA) 04/29/2013 MOORESVILLE – Officials from Duke Energy, the the Lake Norman Marine Commission and the state of North Carolina gathered at the Davidson College Lake...

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Thurston County Noxious Weed Agency Coordinator Honored Nationally

Source: Newstalk 1450 KBKW (WASHINGTON) 06/12/2013 An upriver soldier in the state’s battle against invasive species has been recognized nationally for keeping an aquarium plant from taking over the...

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Leoni Township to hold last public hearing, special assessment for weed...

Source: The Jackson Citizen Patriot (MICHIGAN) 06/11/2013 LEONI TWP., MI – With one public hearing left, the Leoni Township Board of Trustees is close to approving a special assessment for aquatic...

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Students join effort to stop spread of weeds

Source: Lake Gaston Gazette Observer (NORTH CAROLINA) 05/17/2013 Currently, the North Carolina Aquatic Weed Control Program spends nearly $500000 a year on controlling aquatic invasive species. READ...

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Cree Lake resident starts aquatic weed business

Source: KPCNews.com (INDIANA) 06/16/2013 Kendallville – When the Cree Lake resident noticed that aquatic weeds were choking out Cree Lake’s channels, he decided to take action. Following training and...

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Teachers get a hands-on lesson in Florida ecology

Photo by Erica Brough/Staff photographer Source: Gainesville Sun (FLORIDA) 06/19/2013 Todd Space has been teaching biology to high schoolers for years, but this week he’s a student. Standing outside...

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An inch per day? Scientists’ investigation sheds light on invasive submersed...

We’ve all heard horror stories of invasive submersed aquatic plants expeditiously expanding across a water body in what seems like a matter of days.  Many of us have likely even seen this with our own...

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Simulating an Invasion! Scientists take a look at overland transport of...

EWM fragments. Photo Credit: Brett Hartis The word “invasion” strikes fear in the minds of many, envisioning occupation by foreign entities bent on plunder and destruction.  An invasion, in fact, is...

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