Online news articles on invasive species:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife grants help Maine fight invasive milfoil (The Kennebec Journal). (05/03/08)
The Lake Winnisquam Watershed Association is initiating a new "Lake Host Program", Laconia, NH. (04/23/08)
The New York Times reports on leaf-cutting ants as dispersers of invasives. (04/22/08)
The Kennebec Journal reports on the invasion of garlic mustard in Gardiner, Maine. (04/20/08)
Report on the New Hampshire prohibited invasive species list. (04/18/08)
The Connecticut Post reports on the decline of muskrat populations due to invasive plant species. (04/15/08)
The Sun Chronicle looks at North Attleboro's efforts to combat invasive species in local ponds. North Attleboro, MA . (04/09/08)
Hudson County, New Jersey claims successful eradication of Asian long-horned beetle. (04/07/08)
The Cape Cod Times reports on invaders to the Cape landscape, Cape Cod, MA. (04/06/08)
Invasive hairy-clawed crab may be headed to New Hampshire waters. (04/02/08)
Rock snot has outdoors enthusiasts concerned in Maine. (03/30/08)
The New York Times reports about a Fairfield, woman who turns Oriental bittersweet into art, Fairfield, CT. (03/30/08)
The Boston Globe reports on pleas to fight rock snot in Massachusetts. (03/29/08)
Six Maine organizations will seek $4 million to fight invasive aquatic plants, Lewiston, ME. (03/08/08)
WCSH6 in Portland reports on the 9th Annual Maine Milfoil Summit, Lewiston, ME. (03/07/08)
Maine aquatic invasive plant field guide updated and available , Auburn, ME. (02/22/08)
Volunteers pull invasive pepper weed in the Great Marsh, Newburyport, MA. (02/19/08)
Science Daily News reports on the creation of a computer model to predict the best predators for the control invasive species. (02/18/08)
The Republican reports that The Minnechaug Land Trust, in partnership with the New England Wildflower Society, is awarded a state grant to battle invasives. (01/28/08)
Newswatch 50 in Watertown, New York reports that the St. Lawrence Seaway plans new rules to combat invasive species. (01/17/08)
The Boston Globe reports on invasive plants and animals taking hold in Rhode Island waters (12/31/07)
New office fights exotic species in New York. Associated Press. (12/27/07)
New York DEC creates a special unit to combat the dramatic rise in invasive species. (12/26/07)
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette illustrates how ornamental foreign plants can wipe out native species. (12/17/07) Nice T-shirt Peter Alden!
How grants help rid two New York lakes of Eurasian water milfoil. From Star-gazette.com (12/09/07)
Lake Cochituate, Massachusetts losing the battle with three non-native invasive species (12/08/07)
US House to vote on legislation to set national ballast water standards (12/02/07)
The County Courier of northwestern Vermont recommends alternative choices to the invasive Norway maple (11/29/07)
New York Department of Environmental Protection earmarks $1.4 Million to battle milfoil, phragmites and other aquatic invasive species (11/24/07)
Spero News reports on research investigating the effects of invasive plants on soil microbe biodiversity (11/19/07)
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife issues a state-wide warning about using invasive species in holiday decorations (11/18/07)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Invasive Plant Management announce a new e-learning website aimed at engaging volunteers and the public in invasive plant issues and management
The Hartford Courant reports on the Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance and Immediate Response Act now before the U.S. Senate (11/13/07)
The Jamestown Conservation Commission's effort to educate Rhode Islanders about the effects of invasive species, The Jamestown Free Press (11/08/07)
The Star and Ledger reports on invasive problem in New Jersey wildlife refuges and what it means if the REPAIR Act passes (11/04/07)
New York Daily News reports on Nassau County's efforts to ban "eco-unfriendly" plant species (10/26/07)
The Boston Globe highlights the popular fall non-native invasive, oriental bittersweet (10/19/07)
University of Delaware scientists find "secret weapon" of invasive Phragmites australis from Science Daily (10/15/07)
An article on invasives crowding out natives in western Massachusetts (10/13/07)
University of Rhode Island receives $500,000 to research invasive insects (10/11/07)
'Weed watcher' saves Maine lake from milfoil (10/05/07)
The Rutland Herald (VT) reports on efforts to remove Phragmites from local wetlands (10/03/07)
The Lincoln Journal reports on a “Summit on Invasive Plants” held for homeowners in Lincoln, MA (10/02/07)
New York creates invasive species council to combat invasive plants and animals (9/12/2007)
The Astonia Nature Center (CT) awarded grant to help remove invasive plants (9/10/2007)
Weed eating bug fights purple loosestrife on Mona Lake (8/27/2007)
Lake Luzerne Residents (Albany, NY) battle invasive milfoil (08/27/2007)
WCAX news reports on Japanese knotweed removal efforts in Vermont (08/04/2007)
Boston.com reports on the presence of an invasive algae in Vermont (08/06/2007)
An article on aquatic invasives in Massachusetts from the MetroWest Daily News (7/14/2007)
Eurasian milfoil control efforts in the Adirondacks, as reported by The Adirondack Daily Enterprise (7/13/2007)
NorthJersey.com reports on problems with invasive plants in northern New Jersey (6/23/2007)
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus posts an article on the effects of invasive plants on native plants in Vermont (6/18/2007)
Alternatives to invasive cultivars reported by STLtoday.com (6/16/2007)
An article on Eurasian milfoil control in the Adirondacks from the New York Times (6/12/2007)
The Advocate reports on a collaboration to remove invasives from the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut (6/7/2007)
Foster's Online reports on a plan to remove invasive plants from Fort Foster in Kittery, ME (6/5/2007)
The Danvers Herald publishes an article on some commonly-encountered invasives and their effects (5/31/2007)
SouthCoastToday.com posts a brief article about the effects of invasive plant on local ecosystems (5/19/2007)
The Capital Online reports that invasive mitten crabs have been found in the Chesapeake Bay (5/19/2007)
An article about invasive plants in Massachusetts from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (4/19/2007)
Freetown, MA is planning control of aquatic invasives in Long Pond according to the SouthCoastToday (4/12/2007)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announces grants available for eradication of invasives in New York, from the EmpireStateNews.net (4/11/07)
The Amherst Bulletin posts an article on the threats of non-native plants (4/06/07)
An article about the effects of the American White Moth, invasive in China, as reported by the China Daily (4/05/07)
Publication of a nation-wide guide to invasive plants is announced by the Chatham Journal Weekly (4/02/2007)
A brief article on the discovery of Asian long-horned beetles on Staten Island from the Boston Globe (3/27/07)
An article concerning funding for variable milfoil control in Maine from the Portland PressHerald/Maine Sunday Telegram (3/19/2007)
A brief article about invasive plants from the Gloucester Daily Times (3/06/2007)
A short article about the economic and environmental costs of invasives in New York State, from the Poughkeepsie Journal (2/25/2007)
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