Invasives
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New Zealand Mudsnails Discovered In Two New Southern Wisconsin Streams
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced recent monitoring of southern Wisconsin streams has uncovered two new populations of New Zealand mudsnails in Token and Elvers Creeks in Dane County.
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DNR Announces 2021 Invader Crusader Award Winners
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a Menomonee Falls kindergarten teacher and his students are among those being honored by the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council as 2021 “Invader Crusaders.” Together, they have pulled more than a ton of invasive garlic mustard.
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DNR Seeking Public’s Help To Prevent Spreading Invasive Species
June is Invasive Species Action Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Wisconsinites and visitors to take simple precautions to avoid spreading invasive, nonnative plants and animals in our woods, waters and land year-round.
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Wisconsin Invasive Species Council - Aquatic Plants Species Assessment Group
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council's Aquatic Plants Species Assessment Group will meet to make recommendations for species to add, remove or change regulatory classification under Ch. NR 40, Wisconsin's Invasive Species Rule.
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WI Invasive Species Council Meeting
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council (http://invasivespecies.wi.gov/) will meet to review recommendations for species to be added to, removed from, or have a classification change in Ch. NR 40, Wisconsin's Invasive Species Rule (https://dnr.…
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WI Invasive Species Council Meeting
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council (http://invasivespecies.wi.gov/) will meet to review recommendations for species to be added to, removed from, or have a classification change in Ch. NR 40, Wisconsin's Invasive Species Rule (https://dnr.…
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Paddlers, Hikers & Gardeners: Report Showy Yellow Flowers Of Invasive Plant
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on gardeners, paddlers and hikers to keep an eye out for and report lesser celandine, an aggressive invasive plant whose showy yellow flowers are visible now.
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DNR Launches Lake Protection Network To Prevent Spread Of Aquatic Invasive Species
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department recently awarded over $509,000 in funding for the new Lake Monitoring & Protection Network (LMPN) subprogram. This statewide network of natural resources professionals will help local communities prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) and protect their local waters' health.
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Wisconsin Invasive Species Council Seeks Invader Crusader Nominations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council is accepting nominations for Invader Crusaders through March 29, 2021.
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Invasive Zebra Mussels Detected In Aquarium Moss Balls
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging Wisconsinites to immediately remove and properly dispose of commercially purchased "moss balls" for aquariums after invasive zebra mussels were discovered inside and on some of these products in Wisconsin and across the United States.