Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. Forest Service Publishes Dual Language Booklet for Native Alaskans for First Time (Feb 13, 2012) Partnering with a local Alaskan native community, the U.S. Forest Service has for the first time published a dual language…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Ohio Invasive Plant Council Annual Meeting -- Feb 22, 2012 The XIV Pacific Entomology Conference -- Feb 22-23, 2012 2012 Wisconsin…
By Lucy CasellaIt was a struggle to get our relatives in Pennsylvania to recycle their PC and monitor.“We’ve got plenty of landfill space in state, and besides, we would have to drive to Staples and pay $10 to recycle them,” they argued.My husband and I both work for environmental agencies,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA Does its Part to Bring Valentine's Day Cheer (Feb 14, 2012) Did you know that USDA helps in bringing Valentine's Day cheer every year? With the help of Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection.Previous Science Wednesdays.By Susan StoneDo I need to exercise? You bet. We all do, because exercise is so important for health. I especially need to exercise to get my weight into a healthy range. That additional weight, and my…
By Nancy StonerLast summer I was walking through the French Quarter of New Orleans. It was a hot, steamy summer day and I was thirsty, so I looked for a water fountain. After several blocks of searching, I realized that while there is a bar on every corner, there are no drinking fountains in sight.…
By Wayne CascioSince 2004, when the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign began, the arrival of February has always renewed my commitment as a cardiologist to educate my patients and the public about the steps they can take to prevent heart and blood vessel disease. Go Red has…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- UBCB Scientists Warn Against Invasive Species (Jan 31, 2012) A recent study (Global change, global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions) led by scientists at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- CBP Ensures Valentine's Day Flowers are Pest-Free (Feb 7, 2012) During the weeks leading to Valentine's Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained agriculture specialists have been ensuring that plant…
By Brittney Gordon I am lucky enough to have great memories from childhood, and some of the most memorable moments come from my days as a Girl Scout. Every week my mom would dress me up in my brownie uniform and take me to our troop meeting to have fun with some of my best friends. [...]
Every so often I wake up with the “The Three R’s” by Jack Johnson stuck in my head. Given where I work it’s an appropriate mantra to be bopping around to. I guess that part of my brain that runs on kids tunes doesn’t need coffee.“Reduce, reuse, recycle…”There are worse tunes to have…
By Maryann HelfertyWhen one visits a place, often one hears a language unique to that location. On a warm day last May, I listened to a team of interpreters in a Philadelphia park. We were not learning a spoken language but rather the language of healthy streams, diverse forest and plant…
By Nancy StonerDuring his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke about the need to develop skills for American workers, to ensure our students and workers get the education and training they need so that we have a workforce ready to take on the jobs of today and tomorrow. This is…
By Lina YounesFor more than a decade, EPA has had a Spanish presence on the Web in order to provide information to the Spanish-speaking community across the nation. The Agency has always made an effort to provide relevant information on key environmental issues to Hispanics so together, we can…
Por Lina YounesPor más de una década, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha tenido una presencia en español en la Red a fin de ofrecer información a la comunidad hispanoparlante en esta nación. La Agencia siempre ha hecho un esfuerzo por…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Insights into Invasive Plant Management (Feb 3, 2012) ARS Scientists have created a model called Ecologically Based Invasive-Plant Management (EBIPM) that can significantly boost land managers' rate of success in restoring…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA Seeks Suggestions to Implement Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill (Jan 30, 2012) APHIS will be gathering input andaccepting suggestions to implement Section 10201 ("Plant Pest and Disease Managementand Disaster…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Guidelines for Disposal of Terrestrial Invasive Plants (2011) Produced by: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the University of Connecticut. This document focuses on the disposal of invasive…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Conferences added, including : National Invasive Species Forum (Canada) -- Feb 28-Mar 1, 2012 20th High Altitude Revegetation Workshop -- Mar 6-8, 2012 Society for Ecological Restoration -…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2012 -- Feb 26-Mar 3, 2012 A broad coalition of stakeholders will gather to spotlight harmful invasive species that cause a multibillion-dollar annual drain on our nation's economy. A…