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Boaters are the Key to Thwarting Invasive Species
May 29, 2009
In March, a leading outdoor writer wrote an article in the Jackson Hole Guide about how boaters are the key to stopping invasive species. Today, a very similar article was published in Vermont. Read both of the articles to get the details and see how similar recognition is starting to occur around the country. ...Read more >>

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Dragons & Elephants May Solve Australia's Environmental Problems
February 02, 2012
Between out-of-control fires and destructive invasive species, Australia is facing major environmental problems. Now, an Australian scientist says he has a radical solution to ...Read more >>
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Massachusetts' Bill Adds Fines to Protect State Lakes from Invasive Species
February 02, 2012
Boaters launching vessels into Massachusetts lakes this summer could face new fines under a stricter regulations the Department of Conservation and Recreation has designed to ...Read more >>
Species Specific News
Multi-Billion Dollar, Years-Long Asian Carp Battle Plan
February 02, 2012
A new study in the fight to keep invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes suggests erecting a physical barrier between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin, where ...Read more >>
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Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
February 02, 2012
It’s up to boaters and anglers to keep nuisance species from invading NH’s waters! Several species of non-native aquatic plants invade waterbodies, forming thick underwater ...Read more >>

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