Get ready for a week of fascinating presentations designed to raise your awareness about invasive species of all types. Learn how they impact you and habitat you are trying to…
Category: Invasives
This category includes posts about invasive animals, plants and microbes whether terrestrial or aquatic.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…