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State Fair visitors learn about invasive species finding their way to Minn.

August 29, 2012 in West Central Tribune

FALCON HEIGHTS Rare is the Minnesotan who has not seen videos of fish leaping out of water and hitting boaters.
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DNR confirms zebra mussels in Lake Minnewaska, adds it and Lake Emily to list of infested waters

July 27, 2012 in West Central Tribune

GLENWOOD – The DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Minnewaska and is adding it and Lake Emily to the state’s list of infested waters. Continue Reading

DNR confirms zebra mussels in Lake Minnewaska, adds it and Lake Emily to list of infested waters

July 27, 2012 in West Central Tribune

GLENWOOD – The DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Minnewaska and is adding it and Lake Emily to the state’s list of infested waters. Continue Reading

Citizens finds what’s believed to be zebra mussel in Lake Minnewaska

July 19, 2012 in West Central Tribune

GLENWOOD The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is investigating a report that a zebra mussel was found in Lake Minnewaska in Pope County near Glenwood. Continue Reading

DNR says invasive species violation rates unacceptable

June 18, 2012 in West Central Tribune

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says boaters are violating rules against aquatic invasive species at an unacceptable rate. Continue Reading

DNR hires invasive species specialist to serve west central Minnesota region

January 31, 2012 in West Central Tribune

HUTCHINSON Nicholas Brown will serve as the primary contact for aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a 13-county area of south-central Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Continue Reading

Declared extinct: Africa’s Western black rhino

November 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

VIDEO: New IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, bottom of articleAfrica’s Western black rhino has officially been declared extinct and other subspecies of rhinoceros could follow, according to the latest review by a leading conservation organization. Continue Reading

Professor, intern discover three new spider species in Fort Pierre National Grasslands

September 13, 2011 in The Daily Republic

Brian Patrick, assistant professor of biology at DWU, and his summer intern, Dan Sitzmann, 22, Walnut Creek, Calif., discovered three new species of spider this summer during their grant-funded research study of spiders at the Fort Pierre National Grasslands.
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Zebra mussels found in Brophy and Cowdry lakes near Alexandria

August 26, 2011 in West Central Tribune

ALEXANDRIA Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists confirmed on Friday a report that zebra mussels are now in Brophy and Cowdry lakes near Alexandria.
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DNR confirms zebra mussel infestation in two more lakes near Alexandria, Minnesota today

August 26, 2011 in West Central Tribune

ALEXANDRIA Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists are confirming today a report that zebra mussels are now in Brophy and Cowdry lakes near Alexandria.
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