Tagged: Hydrilla

4:32pm

Wed August 1, 2012
Environment

College students help fight invasive species

Credit Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University

All summer long, the Department of Environmental Conservation is stationing college students at boat launches around New York with the mission to stop the spread of invasive species.

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8:54am

Thu October 13, 2011
Environment

Hydrilla could threaten marine life in Cayuga Lake

There’s another invasive species that’s threatening to destroy the habitat of numerous other plants and animals. This one lives underwater. It’s called hydrilla and it’s spreading through the Cayuga Inlet near the south end of Cayuga Lake. Ithaca’s mayor has already declared an environmental emergency and ordered all boat traffic to stop through Cayuga Inlet to try and stop the plant from spreading. 

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