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Category: Invasives

This category includes posts about invasive animals, plants and microbes whether terrestrial or aquatic.

  • Invasives

Tackling Woody Species Woes

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  • July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Green is not always as good as it first appears. Walking you land, you may think of a lush tangle of shrubs and vines as a sign of good health. It…

  • Invasive Plants
  • Invasives

Palmer Amaranth Alert: Check CRP Seed Mixes

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  • May 20, 2018

DATCP Lists Palmer amaranth as Prohibited Noxious Weed  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer protection (DATCP) recently issued a new emergency rule listing Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) as a…

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  • Invasives

Great Brush Pile Burning

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  • January 21, 2018January 21, 2018

Mid winter is a great time for brush piles burning in Wisconsin. My wife Anette and I unpack the Forrester: first the sled; then the leaf blower, pump sprayer and…

  • Invasives

Labor Day Resolution: Work Smarter, Not Harder

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  • September 1, 2017

As Labor Day weekend approaches, my father’s admonition to “work smarter, not harder” comes back to me. I was talking with a friend last week and he mentioned that they…

  • Invasive Plants
  • Invasives

June is Invasive Species Awareness Month

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  • June 1, 2017

What do you think of when you hear invasive species? Some folks see in their minds garlic mustard and buckthorn choking their woods. Others conjure up images of lakes clogged…

  • Invasives

Get Plugged Into the Invasive Species Network

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  • April 17, 2017April 16, 2017

Healthy land includes plenty of diversity of both plants and wildlife. Invasive species crowd out native animals and plants; making for property that is both boring and much more susceptible to…

  • Invasives
  • Woodland

Getting Ahead of Gypsy Moths

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  • April 6, 2017April 2, 2017

There are only a couple weeks left until gypsy moth caterpillars emerge from their egg masses to start eating their way through your trees. You can stack the deck in…

  • Invasives

Let’s Get Cutting

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  • March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

If you have been waiting for the right time to cut wood invasive trees, shrubs and vines; now is the time. Snow is off the ground so it is easy…

  • Invasive Plants
  • Invasives

Basic Invasive Species Video

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  • March 2, 2017

The University of Wisconsin Extension Weed Sciences program has released a new video about invasive species in Wisconsin. It tells what they are, why they are a problem, how they…

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