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Michigan could soon be facing a new invasive species
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A rapidly spreading invasive species may soon be on its way to Michigan.
Catch of the Day
Podcast: Wasps vs Emerald Ash Borer Beetles
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Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.
Echo
New podcast on forest invaders, scientists who study them
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Forestcast is a new podcast from USDA Forest Service.
Echo
Podcast: A Slow Explosion of Damaging Forest Insects
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Part one in a series of podcasts on forest invaders from the USDA Forest Service.
Fish
Bigheaded carp pose big threat, new model suggests
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Bigheaded carp are a big threat to yellow perch, according to a new model that forecasts what would happen over the next several decades if bighead and silver carp made it into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay.
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There’s a new kind of carp in the river and it’s huge
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The first invasive grass carp capable of reproducing in Michigan was caught this spring during an annual fish survey by the Department of Natural Resources.
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In springtime, beware of cottony woolen fluff on hemlock trees
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A new infestation of the invasive insect was recently found in Michigan’s Mason County.
Land
Invasive plant program expands statewide
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The Traverse City-based Go Beyond Beauty program has received funding through two projects from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program to tackle such plants as Japanese Barberry, baby’s breath and blue lyme grass that are spread by people putting them in gardens.
Great Lakes
Invasive mussels clear the water and coat the wrecks at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.
feral swine
Feral swine decreasing but still pose threat
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The number of feral swine in the state is declining, but there’s still concern about their transmitting diseases to domestic pigs — threatening a $500-million-a-year industry — and to people, as well as damage to vegetation.