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Akron Ohio News – County Council supports bog preservation projects – SSNL
There was a very small mention of one of my projects in the local newspaper this week. Here is the link: Akron Ohio News - County Council supports bog preservation projects - SSNL. This is about 2 deals that Western Reserve Land Conservancy is helping the Cleveland Museum of Natural History with. The museum will own these two special places, while the conservancy holds permanent restrictions over both properties. These 2 layers of protection, as well as restrictions held by the state of Ohio, will ensure that no matter what happens in the future, these sensitive bog habitats will remain intact for future generations to enjoy and learn from. One of the properties contains a ...
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Endangered Species Bulletin
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just released its Fall 2008 Endangered Species Bulletin. This quarterly publication provides a great snapshot of the current status and research on endangered species. One article of note within the bulletin covers interaction between invasive plants and pollinators. Often when we think about invasive plants, the direct competition with native plants is the first thing on our mind. These non-native invaders have few natural enemies in their new territory, and often have very high reproductive rates. Well, what if you compound these factors with the possibility that pollinators may like the new plants better than the natives? Think that through. If ...
