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This lake association successfully eradicated invasive Eurasian watermilfoil. Here’s how they... did it

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a photo of a hammerhead worm

Cottage gardeners beware—these two worm species are trouble

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a photo of a garden centre

Here’s how easy it is to unknowingly purchase an invasive plant—and how to avoid it

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a photo of a marbled crayfish

Crayfish species found in Ontario could pose risk to other aquatic life

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diver underwater looking at a shipwreck

Great Lakes shipwrecks are facing a threat from an invasive species

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A cluster of spotted lanternflies on a tree trunk

This new invasive is a threat to our beer!

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A mute swan on the lake

7 species you didn’t know were non-native to Canada

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hemlock woolly adelgid wool balls

Hemlock trees have a new invasive enemy

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Wild Profile: Meet the double-crested cormorant

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A European starling on a lichen-covered branch

The secret to the success of the European starling

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invasive jumping worm

Invasive jumping earthworms: coming to a forest near you?

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A Eurasian tench swimming in green-hued water

Yet another invasive fish species is headed for the Great Lakes

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garlic-mustard-plant

5 invasive plant species and what to do with them

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Giant hogweed

How to avoid spreading invasive species

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Common reeds along a lake shore.

Eating invasive plants at the cottage

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