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Now the aquatic plant nuisances face off.
In corner number one, the Eurasian Watermilfoil – AKA “The Eurasian Invasion.” And in the other corner, we have a veteran from the Eastern world, the Curly-Leaf Pondweed, “The Leaf-O-Nater.”
It’s time for the first two competitors in the Great Lakes SmackDown! to flex their mussels: The zebra mussel vs. the quagga mussel.
Don’t forget about Echo’s new series: Great Lakes SmackDown! We’ve chosen eight formidable invasive species to compete against each other over the next few weeks. And we want you to help us to decide which one is the ecologically most destructive to the lakes. We’re still accepting brackets until next Friday, Oct. 15th.
By Alice Rossignol and Rachael Gleason
Welcome to the Great Lakes SmackDown! Which invasive species is the most ecologically destructive to the Great Lakes? We pitted eight of the region’s most formidable aquatic invasive species against each other in “lake fights” in true March Madness form. We asked biologists, resource managers, invasive species experts and Echo readers to weigh in on each battle. Follow the links below to see how the contenders fared in three rounds of lake fights.
Which invasive species is the most ecologically destructive to the Great Lakes? That’s what the “Great Lakes Smack Down!” will find out.
We chose eight of the Great Lakes’ most formidable invasive species and we’ll pit them against each other in “lake fights” over the next few weeks.
Mike Link and Kate Crowley, a couple from Willow River, Minn., know the answer to a variation on an old joke: How do you walk around Lake Superior?
One step at a time.
An 8-minute version of the story of Jackie and Dora King and their Youth Karate-Ka: Harvesting Earth Farm, where kids learn to grow food and practice martial arts. The project turned a lot covered in garbage to productive urban farm.
This week: Each summer, the Mr. Rogers Garden program trains dozens of at-risk youth to grow, harvest and sell vegetables at Flint’s Farmer’s market.
This week: Brian Johns of The Youth Farm Stand program at Holmes Foundation Academy in Flint, teaches students to grow vegetables using traditional farming methods, as well as cutting-edge technologies such as hydroponics and aguaponics.
This week: The debate on “shrinking the city” because of the large inventory of vacant, overgrown lots and abandoned homes. In this clip, Mama E and Mayor Dayne Walling are on the same side of the debate.