Jennifer Forman Orth

Framingham, MA

42.279518, -71.416519

www.knottybits.com

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About: Invasive species ecologist, invasive plant specialist.

Interested in the contribution of the public to science projects and the use of the internet to facilitate this participation.

What citizen science projects you participate in? Life on the Japanese Knotweed, Life on the Purple Loosestrife
Are you an attendee of Cornell's Citizen Science Toolkit Conference in June 2007? yes
Just for fun - what are your other hobbies and interests? Photography
Any recommended reading? Society for Amateur Scientists website

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Blog Posts

blog posts

Your Biggest Fanworm

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Stuff.co.nz is reporting that a fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) native to the Mediterranean may have established itself at a port in New Zealand. Th...

Bonjour, L'Agrile du FrĂȘne

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting that the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) has been found in Quebec, the first record for th...

All Snails Final

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As reported on the ISW Twitter feed several weeks ago, the island apple snail (Pomacea insularum) was discovered in the state of South Carolina las...

Spray Canned

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The Mercury News, among others, is reporting that plans for the spraying of pheromones to combat the light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana, ...

Subprime

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It turns out that an unintended side effect of the subprime mortgage crisis currently engulfing America could be a rise in cases of West Nile virus...

Pontificating On Perennial Pepperweed

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Found an interesting article in the Boston Globe about the perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) invading coastal wetlands in Massachusetts. I...

Weekday Blog Blogging

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Some good invasive species posts have popped up in the blogosphere of late: bootstrap analysis has summaries of two recently published papers about...

Crocodile Tears

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The Townsville Bulletin is reporting that freshwater crocodile populations in Australia are dwindling, in great part because the crocodiles are sna...

Get Consolidated

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How would you like to own a copy of the "Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand"? You now can, as it's a free download from the NZ...

If Not For The Courage Of The Fearless Crew...

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According to this story over at The Hays Daily News, wildlife officials in the states of Kansas and Missouri are taking a closer look at their bait...


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Comments

Sterling Kinnell:

Okay Jennifer, what is that beetle you've selected to represent yourself? Is it friend or foe?