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North Country News
12:20 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

Lake George Invasive Species Strategy Released

Credit Photo by Daniel Case/Creative Commons
Lake George from village beach

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Lake George Park Commission have announced a strategic plan to address invasive species in Lake George. But critics say the policies won’t help the invasives fight.

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New England News
5:49 pm
Mon November 26, 2012

Invasive Pest Prompts New Hampshire to Clear Trees

Credit USGS
Range of the Red Pine

An invasive forest pest commonly found in New York and Southern New England was recently discovered in New Hampshire, and now it’s prompting state officials there to clear hundreds of acres of forest land to prevent the spread of the insect. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

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New England News
12:30 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Stakeholders Concerned About Invasive Pest, Quarantine

At a public meeting in Pittsfield, a panel of state and federal officials heard comments from landowners and stakeholders in the forest products industry about how Massachusetts should protect itself from further infestation of an invasive forest pest. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

In the basement auditorium of Pittsfield’s public library, state and federal officials discussed the recent discovery of the Emerald Ash Borer in the Berkshire town of Dalton, ways to prevent the spread of the insect, and answered questions from a packed house of attendees.

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