Q&A: the DARK SIDE of wiggly worms

Cindy Hale, Clover Valley resident and research scientist at UMD’s Natural Resources Research Institute, recently published Earthworms of the Great Lakes (Kollath-Stensaas Publishing, Duluth). The book documents the impact of non-native earthworms, identifies the different species introduced here and gives information about collecting worms and helping to add to the scientific database. She began The Great Lakes Worm Watch program (greatlakeswormwatch.org) to spread the word about the problems caused by earthworms and to engage citizens in documenting earthworm species across the region.

By: June Kallestad, Living North Magazine