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March 24, 2009

Partnership Effort Removes 111 Feral Hogs from the Mark Twain National Forest (Mar 3, 2009)
USDA. Forest Service. Eastern Region.
In partnership with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), The Mark Twain National Forest has been able to trap (remove) 111 feral hogs from natioanl forest lands this year.

* See our Success Stories section for more resources.

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January 22, 2009

What Can I Do?

What Can I Do to Help?
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.


The Landowners Guide to Exotic Plants: Stop the Problem Before It Starts
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

* See our Community Action - What You Can Do section for more resources.

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Controlling Invasive Plants -- Success Stories
Weed Science Society of America.
These success stories are from the Invasive Weed Awareness Coalition (IWAC) and the National Invasive Weed Awareness Week (NIWAW).

* See our Success Stories page for more resources.

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August 19, 2008

Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradicated from California (Aug 14, 2008)
California Department of Food Agriculture.

* See our Success Stories section for more resources.

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Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradicated from California (Aug 14, 2008)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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April 28, 2008

National Volunteer Week: Apr 27 - May 3, 2008
National Volunteer Week offers opportunities for us to thank some of America's most valuable assets - our volunteers - and to recognize the myriad of ways they improve our communities. This special week reflects the on the power that volunteers have to "Change the World" - as volunteers encourage those they help and motivate others to serve!

See What You Can Do to help control invasive species!

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April 22, 2008

Fruitful Returns From Fruit Fly Management Project
USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Agricultural Research Magazine (Feb 2008 - Vol. 56, No. 2).
A regional effort launched in 2000 to develop effective biocontrol methods for a quartet of exotic insect pests that have attacked fruits and vegetables all across the Hawaiian Islands (U.S.) has paid off handsomely with an economic return of more than 30 percent, according to information released recently by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

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January 29, 2008

Volunteers help bring Puget Sound's coastal prairies back to life (Nov 27, 2007)
The Seattle Times.

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December 03, 2007

Pennsylvania -- CHAMOUNIX MANSION'S 1st Annual Fairmount Park Tree Trimming & De-Vining Slumber Party!

Chamounix Mansion, Philly's 80 bed hostel in Fairmount Park, is hosting an unusual event during this holiday season. Recognizing that several species of invasive vines are pulling down great numbers of old growth trees throughout the Park, Chamounix is hosting two days of de-vining, this coming Saturday and Sunday, Dec 8-9, 2007. Volunteers are invited to participate 10 AM to 2 PM, either or both days. For more information, contact:

Todd Kimmell
chamounix@philahostel.org
(215) 878-3676

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November 01, 2007

Hands on the Lands Students Help Eliminate Invasives on National Public Lands Day (Oct 4, 2007)
USDA. Forest Service. Eastern Region.

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October 25, 2007

Online Warning System Saves Farmers Million (Asian Soybean Rust) (Apr 16, 2007)

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September 06, 2007

What You Can Do

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August 29, 2007

Success Stories - Invasive Species

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August 09, 2007

New site resource -- My Stories

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July 19, 2007

Biocontrol of invasive water hyacinth contributes to socioeconomic and health improvements in Africa (Jul 8, 2007)

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June 19, 2007

A Volunteer Effort to Control Urban Kudzu Without Chemicals

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June 06, 2007

In Tennessee, Goats Eat the 'Vine That Ate the South' - Kudzu (Jun 5, 2007)

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April 23, 2007

Invasive species success story: ash borer invasion delayed (Apr 22, 2007)

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March 29, 2007

National Public Lands Day -- Sep 29, 2007

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March 06, 2007

National Environmental Education Week -- Apr 15-22, 2007

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February 06, 2007

William Jacintho Wins Award (Maui Association of Landscape Professionals's Lawn and Garden Fair) for Keeping Invasive Species Out of Maui (Feb 2, 2007)

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December 22, 2006

Success Stories from Across the Country - National Invasive Weed Awareness Week

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November 16, 2006

Haven For Exotics Returned To Native Prairie (Aug 1, 2006)

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July 18, 2006

Success Stories

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June 01, 2006

 
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