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When Carolyn Miller walks into the woods, students follow, some carrying tools and many carrying a curiosity for nature that they didn’t have before they met her. She leads volunteer efforts to rid the MSU campus of invasive plants and said wants to teach plant ecology and work against “plant blindness,” the tendency of people to overlook nature in their environments. By Anna Ironside.
Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP’s Huron Mountains say they are disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular belief, most North American earthworms are invaders unintentionally introduced during European colonization. They have a significant impact on ecosystems, especially in the Great Lakes region where they affect soil structure, nutrient cycling and biodiversity.
The DNR has $1.2 million less to spend this fiscal year than last on projects to combat invasive species. However, the department says the cut won’t have an adverse impact on activities to control the invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes because money for lampricide comes from elsewhere.
In the battle against invasive species, the common muskrat may be an unsung hero. A new study done in the UP by scientists from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Loyola University and the University of Connecticut finds that muskrats are an effective way to control invasive cattails in wetlands.
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