Basics of the Endangered Species Act
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The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) protects species identified as endangered or threatened with extinction and attempts to protect the habitat on which they depend. It …
A mimosa infestation favors disturbed sites, where they can grow quickly and prevent native plant establishment.
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Mimosa, also known as silk tree, is a small deciduous …
Nancy Balcom is a Senior Extension Educator for UCONN Extension and Connecticut Sea Grant at the University of Connecticut, conducting outreach and education programs on aquatic invasive species. Balcom earned a MA from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College …
Please join us for this webinar series for information you can use about good and bad insects. Topics will include how you can help good insects like bee pollinators and how to control insects we think of as bad, like …
Plant Heroes is a program that was created by the American Public Gardens Association as part of its role in the Sentinel Plant Network. It was specifically designed for young learners and aims to increase their knowledge about plant …
Dr. Keith Douce is a co-director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (www.Bugwood.org) at the University of Georgia and works nationally and internationally on Invasive species issues. He is a Professor of Entomology and has …
Karan A. Rawlins is Invasive Species Coordinator for the Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia in Tifton. Rawlins earned a MS from University of Texas at Arlington.
Karan’s duties include development of educational and …
Japangrass (Microstegium vimineum) is a nonnative, invasive annual grass that is capable of overtaking forest understories in eastern U.S. forests. Fire is one tool that can be used to manage Japangrass. Fire prescriptions to control Japangrass include burning …
Fire is one management tool that can be used to control the dominance of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). Data from Kansas and Oklahoma suggests growing-season fire can be more detrimental to sericea than dormant-season fire. Prescribed fire can …
Prescribed burning is a vital part of successful land management in grassland and shrubland landscapes. Restoring fire often results in increased vegetation productivity and diversity of species (both plants and wildlife). There is great interest in using prescribed burning to …
