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National Invasive Species Awareness Week


Did the Polar Vortex and its Freezing Temperatures Wipe out the Emerald Ash Borer?

February 28, 2019 Robert Hudson Westover, USDA Forest Service Office of Communication

With some news stories suggesting that a majority of invasive species across the United States have been greatly reduced in numbers because of rare frigid temperature this winter it is understandable that some folks might think the battle of the invasive is close to being won. That assumption would...

Animals

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Snakes, Starlings, and Swine, Oh my!

February 22, 2016 Gail Keirn, USDA APHIS Public Affairs Specialist

This month USDA highlights some of the important partners that work with us to care for our land, air, water, and wildlife. The National Invasive Species Council is one such group. When you hear the word “invasive,” most people automatically think of bugs and weeds. Unfortunately, invasives (or non...

Animals Plants

USDA Hosts Kids’ Day Event for Washington, DC-Area Families to Kick-Off National Invasive Species Awareness Week

February 22, 2012 Kelsey Branch, Biologist, USDA-APHIS

From a very humble start, National Invasive Species Awareness Week’s Kids’ Day has bloomed into an event featuring an invasive species magician, a 13-year old ‘invasive species hunter’ from Texas, and even Woodsy Owl from the Forest Service. The event, sponsored by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health...

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