Kudzu, once hailed as a “miracle vine,” is now a thorn in the side of folks throughout the Southeast. Once used by American farmers as a means to stop soil … Read more
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No Pride for Lion Fish’s Ferocious Appetite
Asian carp are stealing valuable resources from native Great Lakes fish while Burmese pythons are destroying small mammal populations throughout the Florida Everglades. Similarly, lion fish are invading Atlantic reefs … Read more
New Bill Introduced to Fight Asian Carp in Minnesota
With all the attention Asian carp have gotten as they approach Lake Michigan through the Chicago canals, the other pathways to the Great Lakes have often been ignored. However, the … Read more
Groups Call on EPA to End Harmful Shipping Practices
There are many reasons to hate the ‘80s: Big hair, bad music and acid-washed jeans. The 1980s were also a notoriously bad decade for the Great Lakes. That’s when ocean … Read more
Vanishing Beauty: Endangered Miami Blue Butterfly Losing to Invasive Green Iguana
The Sunshine State is a little less bright and colorful now that the tiny and endangered Miami blue butterflyis facing a new challenge to its survival. Large Central American iguanas … Read more
New Study: Asian Carp Are Clear Threat to Lake Erie
Asian carps could spawn and mature in Lake Erie and its tributaries. That is the conclusion of a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study, which further highlights the need for … Read more
