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Scientists research foreign bugs to help kill invasive plants in Midwest
Chicago Tribune reporterAcross the Midwest, scientists are fighting an invasion of exotic, fast-spreading plants with imported insects that have one simple mission: Eat and destroy. It's an old agricultural tactic known as biological control, used here in recent years to...Tags: Global Expansion, Ecosystems, University of Minnesota, Conservation, Forestry and Timber
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Fences upset park volunteers
Chicago Tribune reporterThroughout Chicago's public parks, hundreds of volunteers spend countless hours weeding invasive plants and replacing them with native species. They coax wildflower meadows into bloom and breathe new life into Illinois' few remaining oak savannas. And...Tags: Iron and Steel, Chicago Park District, Nature, Metal and Mineral, Fencing
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Bedbugs discovered in cabin at Carroll nature center
An isolated group of bedbugs was found at Hashawha Environmental Center in Carroll County, officials said yesterday. The bugs were discovered in a cabin at the county-owned facility outside Westminster on Monday, when counselors who had spent the night...Tags: Nature
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Volunteer Notes
Charity's Closet, a new thrift shop for women that uses teen volunteers, opened Saturday at 9090 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. Lizzie Carpenter, Miss Howard County, and Brent Jackson, Mr. Howard County, were honorary ribbon-cutters. The shop, open...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Emergency Planning, Tourism and Leisure, Disasters, Gardens and Parks
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Outdoors Calendar
Best betWednesday // Bike through history in Gunpowder Falls State Park with Northern Central Rail Trail volunteers, 6:30 p.m. Rides are about 10 miles round trip. Bring bikes, helmets and water. Bike lights recommended. Meet at the Bentley Springs...Tags: Fishing, Deer Park (Cook, Illinois), Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Halethorpe
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Asian carp's advance to lake seems to have stalled
Tribune reporterGovernment scientists expressed relief Thursday that surveys of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers did not reveal any further movement of the Asian carp toward the vulnerable waters of Lake Michigan. Scientists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...Tags: Des Plaines, Nature, Transportation
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Fish die-off near Milwaukee signals latest lakes invader may be advancing on Chicago shores
Tribune reporterWhen thousands of bloody, hemorrhaging fish recently turned up on the Lake Michigan shore south of Milwaukee, it confirmed the worst fears of scientists worried that an Ebola-like virus stalking Great Lakes fish would strike closer to Chicago. The dead...Tags: Fishing, Wildlife, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Waukegan, Nature
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Wildlife group files petition for endangered status of 32 species
Tribune reporterAn emergency petition seeking endangered designation for 32 species—some of which have not been seen in the country for years—has been filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. WildEarth Guardians, a Santa Fe-based conservation group,...Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Nature, Environmental Politics, Natural Resources
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Garden Experts Share A Few Tricks Of The Trade
Chicago TribuneBy now, you've likely visited your garden center and plunked down some cash for plants. Your spade and gloves are at the ready, your little plot just begging to be planted. What could make this moment more perfect for a gardener — a little inside...Tags: St. Charles, Joliet, Wilmette, Elmhurst, Morton Arboretum
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Chicago fires 1st salvo in battle against ash borer
Tribune reporterWith the buzz of a chain saw and a thick, short crack, the first Chicago victim of the emerald ash borer fell a few minutes after noon Thursday. The fallen green ash tree, which stood along a South Side stretch of State Street for almost 40 years, was in...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Nature, Illinois Institute of Technology, Morton Arboretum, Robert Mitchum
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