Aquatic Invasives

Lauren Isbell and Alex Egan, National Park Service scientists by training, recently found themselves diving more than 20 feet deep in Lake Superior, scouring rocks and dock pilings for any sign of fugitive mussels

You may not think of a flowering plant as a problem but invasive species like purple loosestrife can aggressively invade wetlands, alter water chemistry, block waterways and interfere with local and commercial fishing

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asks those out ice fishing to help prevent the spread

Michelle Nault, Lakes and Rivers Section Manager for the DNR says the gain in popularity of wake boats has led to increased concerns about their ability to spread invasive species

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and UW-Madison Division of Extension invite people to help out with ‘Snapshot Day’.

State and federal agencies have spent millions of dollars to stop the spread of invasive carp still threatening the health of waters in the upper Midwest, including a recent data-backed effort using transmitters to track individual fish and net large numbers of them

The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asks boaters to help stop the spread of invasive plants and animals in our waters

Similar to Wisconsin, aquatic invasive species a worry for Minnesota lakes

BOULDER JUNCTION – A research project regarding the application of 2,4-D herbicides to control Eurasian water milfoil showed no statistically significant…