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INVASIVE SPECIES

Duluth will be on the front line for aerial spraying this summer.
The aggressive-acting invasive crayfish sparked investigation into multi-state crayfish scandal.
Similar habitat restoration work last year was successful and participants had a lot of fun, according to Zach Stewart, Douglas County aquatic invasive species coordinator.
The environmental reserve fund was created to spend interest only, but the principal has been used in the past for environment-related projects.

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The animals offer a nontoxic alternative to pesticides for removing the small tree, which outcompetes native plants.
The pest found its way to Pennsylvania in 2014. It has now appeared in 12 states.
Assessing the abundance of sea lampreys is the first step to controlling the invasive aquatic pest that destroys Great Lakes fish, officials say.
Volunteers are being sought.
Efforts target cattails, yellow iris on the Brule River
The beetles found on Barker's Island will be used to control invasive purple loosestrife in Douglas County.

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Lampricide applications are slated to begin Tuesday, June 7, and are expected to take a week to complete.
Volunteers are needed to help control yellow iris and narrow leaf cattail along the river.
"Growing Together" columnist Don Kinzler says our awareness of the invasive insect can help stop the spread.

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