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By Andrea SchnitzerThe cool fall weather signals the beginning of the winter holiday and vacation travel season, and this may include a hotel stay for you or your family and friends. This year my family is converging in Washington, DC to visit and sight see, after which I’ll be escaping the city…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Ecologist Honored for Creating Weed Warriors Program to Fight Invasive Species (Nov 19, 2011) The U.S. Forest Service and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have honored ecologist Carole Bergmann for creating the Weed Warrior…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. House Passes Bill Stripping States of Authority to Regulate Ballast Water Discharges (Nov 2011) A proposal passed by the U.S. House Nov 15 would strip states of the authority to establish ballast water standards that are more…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- EPA Proposes Updated Vessel General Permit and Permit for Small Vessels/Action Would Help Protect U.S. Water Quality and Lower Invasive Species risk (Nov 30, 2011) The EPA is issuing two draft vessel general permits that would…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Plants Pests: The Biggest Threats to Food Security (Nov 8, 2011) The threat posed to crop production by plant pests and diseases is one the key factors that could lead to "a perfect storm" that threatens to destabilise…
By Lina YounesIn the Washington, DC metropolitan area, we’ve been fortunate to have a mild fall this year. In fact, for the last two weekends, temperatures have been unseasonably warm.The reason I mention this is because I wanted to start planting bulbs this past weekend. I was looking at bulbs…
Por Lina YounesEn el área metropolitana de Washington hemos tenido un otoño muy agradable este año. De hecho, durante los últimos dos fines de semanas, las temperaturas han estado más cálidas que de costumbre. La razón por la cual menciono la temperatura es porque quería empezar a…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Leslie Gillespie-MarthalerAs someone who has spent time on military installations and has a great respect for the Army community, I’m thrilled to be helping the Army work toward “Net Zero” and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grant and Partnership Programs that Can Address Invasive Species Research, Technical Assistance, Prevention and Control - Federal Fiscal Year 2012 (Nov 22, 2011; PDF | 167KB) This workbook…
The High School Greenversations blog has a new home – come visit us!EPA’s main blog site, Greenversations, has been the home of the High School Blog since August, 2009. But, like many students, we’re spreading our wings and taking on a new challenge: The EPA Students Blog!The EPA Student Blog…
By Ellen GilinskyWhat a perfect setting for the 2011National Tribal Water Quality Conference – the Posuwageh, or water meeting place, on the Pueblo of Pojoaque outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The land of big skies, open spaces and tribal traditions played host to a meeting of tribal water…
By Lina YounesDoesn’t it seem that stores are trying to get consumers in the holiday spending spirit earlier than ever? It’s not just the fact that holiday decorations are go up months before Thanksgiving, but now we’re seeing the big store chains promoting super deals even before Black…
Por Lina Younes¿No les parece que las tiendas están tratando de convencer a los consumidores que empiecen a comprar los regalos para las fiestas mucho más temprano que nunca antes? No se trata sólo del hecho que las tiendas ya han colocado decoraciones para las fiestas con meses en antelación…
By Felicia ChouI’ve seen a lot of mold in my life. Bluish-green spotty ones, cottony white ones, even bright orange ones. I’ve been seeing them more often when digging around in my fridge, which is now a thriving spore-iffic ecosystem. And with Thanksgiving is coming up, I’m sure there will be…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Abbey RellerEarlier this fall I attended the book launch for an effort to incorporate sustainability into every aspect EPA takes to protect the environment: Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, or as it…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- The Proceedings for " Microbial Biocontrol of Arthropods, Weeds, and Plant Pathogens: Risks, Benefits and Challenges " held Nov 28-Dec 1, 2010 are now available. Presentations and Presentation summaries are available for…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reopening the comment period for a notice that advised the public that we have determined that 41 taxa of plants for planting are quarantined pests and 107 taxa of plants for…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Unlikely Stowaways: Weed Seed Travel to Faraway Places on Cars, Trucks and ATVs (Oct 19, 2011) When you take your four-wheel drive out for a spin this fall, you might be bringing home more than memories. Researchers at Montana…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the USDA Forest Service has created a series of downloadable invasive plant distribution maps for its Northern Region (includes 24 states). The distributions on these maps portray…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- White-Nose Syndrome Research - FWS-R5-ES-12-001 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce the availability of new funding for projects related directly to the investigation and management of white-nose syndrome…