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Low water hinders the water mammals from entering and leaving their homes and it promotes invasive cattail growth. A new regulation plan that more closely mimics historic water fluctuations could create more suitable habitat, according to a recent study.
The report cites some significant progress such as improving wetlands and restoring contaminated areas.
Removing the plants also removes excess nutrients that can be applied directly to crops as fertilizer.
Michigan Tech researchers are exploring new ways to combine technology and nature to fight invasive species in the Great Lakes.
They’ve already used insects. Now they are enlisting the help of another kind of bug.
Jane Kramer prints the shadows of endangered plants on paper crafted from the invaders that threaten them.
Much like a weather-forecasting model, it calculates changes in air and soil temperatures and wind speed to help fire managers determine where the smoke is headed.
The Nature Conservancy has a five-year restoration of Erie Marsh now underway.
