by Michelle Gobert | Nov 8, 2015 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Lake news
By Samantha Mathewson Oct 25, 2015 09:54 PM EDT What causes freshwater fish to develop red splotches and swollen, bulging eyes? Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that a deadly disease known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, or VHSv,...
by Michelle Gobert | Sep 22, 2015 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Invasive Species, Lake news
From John Preuss… A busy sumer on Minnesota’s lakes and rivers the spread of zebra mussels. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports they found zebra mussels in at least eight new lakes this summer. Whether you’re launching or leaving the water,...
by Michelle Gobert | Aug 30, 2015 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Lake news
This summer, while conducting grant-funded invasive species inventory and control work, the Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition (WRISC) confirmed the presence of two invasive plant species new to the region, Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans) and Garden Valerian...
by Michelle Gobert | Jun 8, 2015 | Lake news
The title of this year’s FCAL essay contest was “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Forest County Lakes and Streams” This essay contest is one of the events FCAL uses to raise the awareness of our youth to the importance of our waterways and their part in being good...
by Michelle Gobert | Jun 8, 2015 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Invasive Species, Lake news
MINNESOTA DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2015 Five bighead carp were captured in the St. Croix River in the past week, just south of Stillwater near the Xcel Energy Allen S. King power plant, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources....
by Michelle Gobert | Mar 15, 2015 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Lake news
An email message from Wisconsin DNR Conservation Biologist Andrew Badje: Dear WDNR Biologists (Florence/Forest Counties), I’m the Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey Coordinator and am in the process of beginning to fill the vacant frog and toad routes across the state...
