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Aquatic Weed Harvesting Helps Reduce Toxic Algae in Georgica Pond

Aquatic Weed Harvester Helps to Restore Pond
Efforts to restore Georgica Pond are proving to be successful thanks in part to the help of an aquatic weed harvester. Georgica Pond has been invaded by toxic cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, in recent years, which can cause serious health problems.  For the second consecutive year, the foundation has leased an aquatic weed harvester to
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How Ballast Water and Aquariums Spread Invasive Species

Discharging Ballast Water on Cargo Ship
According to a Fish and Wildlife study, almost 80 percent of non-native species found on the West Coast were first sighted in California. You might have heard about ballast water. Cargo ships fill their holds with seawater to stay balanced, but that water can also carry invasive species. Since 1999, ships have been required to
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Fate of Upper Spring Lake in Court

Upper Spring Lake Dam
In 1970 Beth Martineau fought the Conservation Commission (the predecessor of the Department of Natural Resources) over access to Upper Spring Lake in Palmyra Wisconsin as they attempted to add the property to the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Now, the fate of Upper Spring Lake is once again back in court.  The original dam was
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Robots and Electric Tech Take on Invasive Aquatic Species

Underwater robot is targeting invasive lionfish.
In the fight against alien animals that invade and overrun native species, the weird and the wired sometime win. Invasive species are plants and animals that thrive in areas where they don’t naturally live, usually brought there by humans, either accidentally or intentionally. Sometimes, with no natural predators, they multiply and take over, crowding out
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