Items
of Interest:
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week:
Jun 11-19, 2011
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week is
an opportunity to learn about aquatic invasive
species, their impacts on Michigan waters,
as well as what you can do to prevent their
introduction and spread in your local area
and throughout the state.
2011 Garlic Mustard Challenge
The Stewardship Network.
Garlic mustard threatens
the abundant wildflowers and diverse forest ecosystem of Michigan. Each year
between mid-April through late June, this project challenges folks to collaboratively
remove at least 100,000 lbs of garlic mustard throughout the state. In 2010,
243,216 lbs of garlic mustard were pulled!
State
Ag. Department Confirms Brown Marmorated
Stink Bug in Michigan (Feb 1, 2011)
Michigan Department of Agriculture.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture
confirmed the presence of brown
marmorated stink bug (BMSB) in Michigan.
BMSB can be a serious pest of a variety of
fruits, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental
plants. This is the first confirmation of this
pest in the state.
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 regulations for facilities
that currently provide wild boar breeding
and hunting. If legislation is not passed
to regulate the facilities, the invasive
species order will go in to effect, making
it illegal to possess wild boar in Michigan.
Feral swine have been sighted in nearly every
county in Michigan. For information about
the feral swine issue, please go to the DNRE Feral
Swine site.
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
shouldn't be overlooked or underestimated.
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