MSU Extension Invasive Species

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  Workshop offers options for protecting shorelines

  Published on February 28, 2017
  Workshop will educate inland lake property owners about natural solutions that can be used/adopted/developed for shoreline and water quality protection.

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  Great Lakes prey fish populations declining

  Published on February 28, 2017
  Conference provides a cross-basin overview of status and trends from 1978 to 2015.

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  Wintertime identification of black walnut

  Published on February 28, 2017
  No leaves? No problem. Other characteristics can help to identify the species.

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  Michigan is preparing to enact interior quarantine due to invasive hemlock tree pest

  Published on February 28, 2017
  A recent outbreak of the pest within the state has prompted new legislation which will restrict the movement of hemlock products within Michigan in an effort to control this invasive pest.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Hemlock woolly adelgid

  Published on February 26, 2017
  MSU researchers recently were awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding to prevent and control invasive species in Michigan, including hemlock woolly adelgid.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Oak wilt

  Published on February 26, 2017
  MSU researchers recently were awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding to prevent and control invasive species in Michigan, including oak wilt.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: New Zealand mudsnail

  Published on February 26, 2017
  When found in large numbers, tiny New Zealand mudsnails can clog water intake pipes at facilities drawing from infested waters.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Flowering rush

  Published on February 26, 2017
  This plant is an up and coming aquatic invasive plant in the Saginaw Bay Watershed.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Didymo

  Published on February 26, 2017
  This invasive is often called 'rock snot' and looks like wet wool.

• National Invasive Species Awareness Week series highlights threats Michigan faces

  Published on February 26, 2017
  Damage caused by invasive plants alone costs the U.S. estimated at $34.7 billion a year.