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Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Invisible Invasive Species Altering Ecosystems (Dec 7, 2010) Michigan State University. A study by Elena Litchman, Michigan State University associate professor of ecology, sheds light on why invasive microbial invaders…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- The Invasive Species Biologist's Version of "The Night Before Christmas" by Les Mehrhoff (PDF | 460 KB) Invasive Plant Control. A new twist of the original poem ' Twas the Night Before Christmas ', with the…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Cost of Invasive Non-native Species - Early Eradication Lessens Impact (Dec 15, 2010) Scottish Goverment. The financial cost of non-native species has been published in a new report. "TheEconomic Cost of Invasive Non-Native…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Climate, CO 2 and Invasive Weeds: Meeting the Challenge: Overview - AgMasters 2010 Conference / Climate, CO 2 and Invasive Weeds: Meeting the Challenge: Presentation (PDF | 6.3 MB) Dec 2, 2010 University of Illinois Champaign,…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Caitlin Haworth (Caitlin is student at J.E.B. Stuart High School.)Dr. Kevin Teichman, the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, was part of the…
USDA Scientists Study Essential Oils to Attract Asian Citrus Psyllid (Dec 7, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. Chemicals emitted by citrus plants and their relatives that attract Asian citrus psyllids are being tested by USDA scientists and their cooperators, and could help control the…
USDA Scientists Discover How Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Begins Infection in Cattle (Dec 13, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. USDA scientists have identified the primary site where the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) begins infection in cattle. This discovery could lead to…
National Team of Scientists Predicts Continued Death of Forests in Southwestern U.S. Due to Problems Caused by Climate Change (Dec 13, 2010) University of California - Santa Barbara. Office of Public Affairs. University and government scientists have found that if current climate projections hold…
DNRE Director Signs Order to Make Feral Swine Invasive Species (Dec 10, 2010) Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Feral swine and wild boar have been declared invasive species in Michigan, effective Jul 8, 2011. This provides the state Legislature time to enact laws to provide…
Species Profile -- Thousand Cankers Black Walnut Disease USDA . NAL . National Invasive Species Information Center. Thousand cankers black walnut disease has produced widespread death of blackwalnuts in many western states during the past decade. Other species of walnutsuch as Arizona walnut,…
New Genetic Tools to Fight Invasive Species - Webinar Great Lakes Protection Fund. Dec 15, 2010 -- 12-1 pm CST Part of a lunchtime webinar series to highlight current projects that are developing innovative soluations to address some the Great Lakes' most challenging Problems. Two leading…
USGS has a general information page at http://recreation.usgs.gov
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Invisible Invasive Species Altering Ecosystems (Dec 7, 2010) Michigan State University. A study by Elena Litchman, Michigan State University associate professor of ecology, sheds light on why invasive microbial invaders…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- The Invasive Species Biologist's Version of "The Night Before Christmas" by Les Mehrhoff (PDF | 460 KB) Invasive Plant Control. A new twist of the original poem ' Twas the Night Before Christmas ', with the…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Cost of Invasive Non-native Species - Early Eradication Lessens Impact (Dec 15, 2010) Scottish Goverment. The financial cost of non-native species has been published in a new report. "TheEconomic Cost of Invasive Non-Native…
Posted by USDA 's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Climate, CO 2 and Invasive Weeds: Meeting the Challenge: Overview - AgMasters 2010 Conference / Climate, CO 2 and Invasive Weeds: Meeting the Challenge: Presentation (PDF | 6.3 MB) Dec 2, 2010 University of Illinois Champaign,…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Caitlin Haworth (Caitlin is student at J.E.B. Stuart High School.)Dr. Kevin Teichman, the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, was part of the…
USDA Scientists Study Essential Oils to Attract Asian Citrus Psyllid (Dec 7, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. Chemicals emitted by citrus plants and their relatives that attract Asian citrus psyllids are being tested by USDA scientists and their cooperators, and could help control the…
USDA Scientists Discover How Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Begins Infection in Cattle (Dec 13, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. USDA scientists have identified the primary site where the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) begins infection in cattle. This discovery could lead to…
National Team of Scientists Predicts Continued Death of Forests in Southwestern U.S. Due to Problems Caused by Climate Change (Dec 13, 2010) University of California - Santa Barbara. Office of Public Affairs. University and government scientists have found that if current climate projections hold…
DNRE Director Signs Order to Make Feral Swine Invasive Species (Dec 10, 2010) Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Feral swine and wild boar have been declared invasive species in Michigan, effective Jul 8, 2011. This provides the state Legislature time to enact laws to provide…
Species Profile -- Thousand Cankers Black Walnut Disease USDA . NAL . National Invasive Species Information Center. Thousand cankers black walnut disease has produced widespread death of blackwalnuts in many western states during the past decade. Other species of walnutsuch as Arizona walnut,…
New Genetic Tools to Fight Invasive Species - Webinar Great Lakes Protection Fund. Dec 15, 2010 -- 12-1 pm CST Part of a lunchtime webinar series to highlight current projects that are developing innovative soluations to address some the Great Lakes' most challenging Problems. Two leading…
USGS has a general information page at http://recreation.usgs.gov Private organizations, such as American Whitewater , provide alternative resources that use USGS and other information for planning water-based activities. Private organizations, such as American Whitewater , provide alternative resources that use USGS and other information for planning water-based activities.
Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 14, 2010) - EPA has awarded $144,000 to the Consolidated Public Water District #1 of Pemiscot County, Mo. The funds will be used to construct a new water supply well near Hayti, Mo. The project is expected to be completed by the…
(Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. December 14, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes Embraer Executive Jet Services (EEJS) as the newest environmental steward to join the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). As an EPA partner EEJS will recycle fluorescent ...
To better understand the effects of the ocean on global climate and weather, scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, or PMEL, deployed an Ocean Climate Station mooring - an anchored buoy - on the edge of the warm Agulhas Return Current (ARC) southeast of South Africa.…
By Kristen ConroyI continue to be amazed by students who have the passion, leadership, and dedication to successfully juggle their time at school and at home and, also create and manage phenomenal environmental projects.Heidi Keller, age 19, of Royalton, Vermont is a perfect example of a very busy…
New Conference Proceedings: 2009 International Miconia Conference - "Pulling It All Together" Maui Invasive Species Committee. May 4-7, 2009 Maui, Hawaii Invasiveness of Biofuel Crops and Potential Harm to Natural Habitats and Native Species Report (2010; PDF | 1.2 MB) Convention on the…
New Education Opportunities for Invasive Species Management Professionals Southeast Herbicide Applicator Conference University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Oct 3-5, 2011 Edgewater Beach Resort Panama City Beach, Florida North American Invasive Plant Ecology…
New submarine volcanoes, a large hydrothermal field with a thriving exotic animal ecosystem and areas rich with deep-sea ocean animals are among the discoveries reported today by U.S. and Indonesian scientists who explored the largely unknown deep Sulawesi Sea last summer off the coast of Indonesia.
WASHINGTON DeKalb County, Ga. has agreed to make major improvements to its sanitary sewer systems in an effort to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage, the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced today. In addition, DeKalb will pay a…
Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 14, 2010) - EPA has awarded $144,000 to the Consolidated Public Water District #1 of Pemiscot County, Mo. The funds will be used to construct a new water supply well near Hayti, Mo. The project is expected to be completed by the…
(Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. December 14, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes Embraer Executive Jet Services (EEJS) as the newest environmental steward to join the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). As an EPA partner EEJS will recycle fluorescent ...
To better understand the effects of the ocean on global climate and weather, scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, or PMEL, deployed an Ocean Climate Station mooring - an anchored buoy - on the edge of the warm Agulhas Return Current (ARC) southeast of South Africa.…
By Kristen ConroyI continue to be amazed by students who have the passion, leadership, and dedication to successfully juggle their time at school and at home and, also create and manage phenomenal environmental projects.Heidi Keller, age 19, of Royalton, Vermont is a perfect example of a very busy…
New Conference Proceedings: 2009 International Miconia Conference - "Pulling It All Together" Maui Invasive Species Committee. May 4-7, 2009 Maui, Hawaii Invasiveness of Biofuel Crops and Potential Harm to Natural Habitats and Native Species Report (2010; PDF | 1.2 MB) Convention on the…
New Education Opportunities for Invasive Species Management Professionals Southeast Herbicide Applicator Conference University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Oct 3-5, 2011 Edgewater Beach Resort Panama City Beach, Florida North American Invasive Plant Ecology…
New submarine volcanoes, a large hydrothermal field with a thriving exotic animal ecosystem and areas rich with deep-sea ocean animals are among the discoveries reported today by U.S. and Indonesian scientists who explored the largely unknown deep Sulawesi Sea last summer off the coast of Indonesia.
WASHINGTON DeKalb County, Ga. has agreed to make major improvements to its sanitary sewer systems in an effort to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage, the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced today. In addition, DeKalb will pay a…