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When You Have Enemies, You Need a Map! Ridges Sanctuary Teaches GPS Skills to Fight Invasives, Aug 24

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Marne Kaeske will give a short introduction on using GPS technology to map the locations of invasive species to be added to the Door County mapping project.
Wikipedia explains it clearly: “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides reliable location and time information in all weather and at all [...]

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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Thursday Meet DCIST, Live Music with Global Accord

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.

We celebrate folk  music from around the world this week at Crossroads at Big Creek, while reviling the invasive plants which came along with immigrants from those same foreign lands.
Small alien trees called  Buckthorns were brought from Europe to Wisconsin in the 1880s… a time when Door County was being settled by European immigrants. It seems to me [...]

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Go After Garlic Mustard with the Newport Wilderness Society

Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

It is that time of the year again, battling Door County invasive species.
For the past few weeks several individuals have been helping spray for garlic mustard at Newport State Park. And, the spraying is paying off. But, there are still garlic mustard plants in the park that need to be pulled before they go to [...]

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Biodiversity Protection on the Door Peninsula Depends on Grassroots Support

Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) announces the following calendar of upcoming opportunities to learn about invasives by taking action to remove them.
May 11 • Tuesday at The Ridges Sanctuary 9:30 AM – Noon. Meet at the Upper Rangelight. We will pull invasive forget-me-nots. Burgers hot off the grill afterward.
May 11, 19, 25 • Tuesdays [...]

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Bob Bultman on the Future of Door County Invasive Species Team

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Bob Bultman.

“The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World. Every tree sends its fibers forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. [...]

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Beech bark disease confirmed in Door County

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

Be on the lookout for beech trees covered in white wool. Report suspect trees or stands to the local DNR office or to DNR Forest Health staff.
The first finding of beech bark disease in Wisconsin has been confirmed in Door County according to plant disease specialists from the Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture, [...]

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Adult Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Caught in Trap in Green Bay; Quarantine Forthcoming

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

The emerald ash borer has found its way to Titletown. An adult beetle was discovered last Thursday stuck to a survey trap in an ash tree on public land next to the Fox River, roughly a mile south of the bay.
A survey specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) discovered [...]

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Clark Lake and Tributaries Now VHS Positive! Deadly Fish Virus Threatening Wisconsin’s Fish

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

VHS waters extended as two dams fail to stop fish

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) is a deadly fish virus and an invasive species that is threatening Wisconsin’s fish. VHS was diagnosed for the first time ever in the Great Lakes as the cause of large fish kills in lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie, Ontario, and the [...]

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Got Phragmites?

Posted on 02. Aug, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.

STURGEON BAY, WI – ‘Tis the season of giant invasive shore grass! Phragmites is the August topic of the Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST). A recent discussion on how to properly identify and control this invasive grass featured a presentation by researcher Devany Plentovich that explored control methods utilized in our area.
Now through fall, [...]

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