In the News
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation board annouces 78 grants totalling $3.5 million.
Dodge made 21 Environment grants totaling $845,000, with the majority of the funding ($410,000) supporting organizations which focus on watershed protection, land stewardship and connecting people to their natural world.
Cannibal shrimp: The invasion has begun.
The influx of the jumbo-sized shrimp has increased 10 times in the last year, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey—from 32 in 2010 to 331 in 2011. The shrimp-eating shrimp have been spotted in waters from North Carolina to Texas.
Emerald Ash Borer detected in Bucks County!
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been detected in Warrington, Bucks County. Emerald ash borer (Agrilis planipennis) is a threat to all ash species in Pennsylvania.
Eating what we don't want (invasive species) and what we do (oysters).
Eating with the environment in mind has fueled foodie trends like eating organically, eating locally and sustainable diet trends of all kinds. Radio Times explores the growing fad for eating invasive species, those weeds and unwanted animals that are outcompeting native species.
Invasive plant, insect species threaten local ecology.
Invasive plant species can displace and alter native plant communities, impede forest regeneration and natural succession, change soil chemistry, alter hydrologic conditions, cause genetic changes in native plant relatives through hybridization, and some serve as agents for the transmission of harmful plant pathogens.National Invasive Species Awareness Week puts the spotlight on efforts to prevent or slow the spread of invasive species.
Strike Team aims to halt invasive flora and fauna.
Scores of non-native plant, animal and pathogen species are finding their way into local woodlands, parks and waterways, posing a risk to native populations and playing havoc with delicate natural ecosystems.Funded by the Watershed Institute grant program of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, the strike team uses scientifically based early detection and rapid response protocols to find and destroy new populations of invasive plants, animals and pathogens that threaten New Jersey’s diverse natural acreage.
Stinging nettle quiche and other wild foods are delicious.
If I’d been blindfolded and someone fed me from dishes at the Invasive Species & Wild Food Potluck held earlier this month at the Readington River Buffalo Farm I never would have guessed the crazy stuff I was eating.Chestnut and hen of the woods (a wild foraged mushroom) soup? Yep, tastes like a creamy mushroom soup. The garlic mustard and stinging nettle quiche went down just fine, no sting at all.
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