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Shaking The Trees

The story of the brown tree snake's (Boiga irregularis) decimation of the birds of Guam has been well documented in invasive species literature (and here at the ISW as well). But now, word comes from The Washington Post that the impact of the intr...


Freedom Of Association

The Telegraph is reporting that hundreds of invasive crayfish have been found dead in the UK...but that's not a good thing. The Turkish crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) is an Eastern European species that has been introduced to the UK, one of at l...


Mass Beetle

The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was discovered last week in Worcester, Massachusetts, the first sighting of the species in Massachusetts (or in any of New England). Taking calls all day from concerned folks has got me beat, ...


Playing with Wordle

Visualizations can be powerful…..maybe not so much for my blog but Wordle is  very cool. Maybe sometime soon I’ll plug some serious text into Wordle and see what it reveals. It would be even cooler if there were active links contained ...


Reenactors, Anachronists, First Lives and Second Life

One of my co-workers has a current significant other who is a pirate reenactor - which I have to admit was a new one to me. And we have spoken here, on occasion,  of the SCA in tones ranging from admirable to puzzled but one thing I will say unequ...


EAB in WI

Add Wisconsin to the list of states the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) calls home...for now anyway. The Wisconsin Ag Connection, KARE 11 News, and others are reporting that EAB trapping surveys revealed the beetle's presence in Ozaukee Co...


You Can Lead A Snake To Water...

An NAS Alert just came through that the Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), a species known only in the eastern half of North America, has been found in California. A 2007 publication in the journal Herpetological Review indicates that a breedi...


Postal Service

In case you are wondering why the posts aren't quite so "daily" here at the ISW, it is because I have a new job that came with a new website and I have been blogging a bit over there. The Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project is, as you ...


Fun With Weeding

In my yard today... Pulled: 20 Norway maple seedlings (Acer platanoides) Cut: 7 Norway maple saplings/suckers (note to self: get Weed Wrench!) Severed: 5 Asiatic bittersweet vines (Celastrus orbiculatus) Spared (from said bittersweet vines): 2 che...


All Your Database Are Belong To Us

The Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) just published a massive list of online databases related to non-native/invasive species. The list, covering all parts of the globe, currently contains over 250 entries, from the Marine Alien...


Crabola

The Marine Invasions Research Lab is reporting that the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) has now been found in New Jersey, in two locations during the past month. They're also reporting additional new sightings of the crab along the Hudson...


Guinea Pig Revolution

As a nice followup to Sunday's post about feral guinea pigs (Cavia spp.) in Hawaii, Andrew B. sends in this article about feral guinea pigs in New Zealand. This time, a Kiwi couple has claimed responsibility for intentionally releasing the cavies ...


Broadband presentation, and let’s play a game…..

I’m off, in about 20 minutes, to do an exciting presentation on broadband and it’s benefits for a group of county clerks. I’ve produced the shortest powerpoint in my life, yet, coming in at 12 pages…9 if you discount the ti...


Pet Project

The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting that feral guinea pigs (Cavia spp.) are on the run on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. Yes, that's right, guinea pigs, not hogs! Over the past two months more than 40 of the portly little pets have been caught roa...


Elements of a broadband strategy

I’m working on a presentation on the value of broadband internet access and was trying to delineate the elements that make up successful broadband community. I’ve attached an image of the powerpoint slide: Any input, thoughts, etcR...


Webcasting for Public Issues Education

Last night we were in Chenango, NY conducting a seminar on Gas Leasing. I was the technologist - primary responsibilities for organizing, moderating and generally making the event happen belong to Rod Howe, of the Community and Rural Development I...