Congratulations! to me!! I am so pleased to be able to say I have received an Invader Crusader Award in the category of Volunteer Individual from the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council. The ceremony was held at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin on June 5, 2019. Caught … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2019
Familiar Species listed under NR 40
Reference Monday's post on June is Invasives Species Month in Wisconsin. There are currently a total of 146 regulated terrestrial invasive species listed under Wisconsin's NR 40 Rule. Although there are many species with which I wasn't familiar, there were several I was surprised to not see listed. … [Read more...]
June is Invasive Species Month in Wisconsin
I write about invasive plant species all year long, but June is actually Invasive Species Awareness Month in Wisconsin. It's a time set aside to expand our educational efforts and to make more information available to combat these terrible menaces to our environment -- plants and animals. What is … [Read more...]
Minnesota Homeowners will get paid to save Pollinators
It is fitting this day on which the Summer Soltice begins to write about what the State of Minnesota is doing for pollinators. Minnesota has just adopted legislation to develop a one-year program to assist homeowners interested in making their yards into habitat for pollinators and especially the … [Read more...]
12 Neonic Registrations Cancelled by EPA
On May 20, 2019, "the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final notices of cancellation on the registration of 12 neonicotinoid pesticides in the Federal Register. The decision to pull the pesticides from the market was required as part of a legal settlement in December … [Read more...]
Pollinator Week June 17-23, 2019
This week is National Pollinator Week. It is a time set aside to celebrate pollinators and to spread the word about what we can do to protect them. It was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership. … [Read more...]