If you were investing in invasive plants then you’d put a “strong buy” recommendation on Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum). This is a species that is already present in Rhode Island at a number of localities and that is proving difficult to combat. So to get all the latest information on a plant we’re probably going to be getting to know well, we’re super lucky that the the presentations from a Japanese stiltgrass conference, hosted by Illinois-based River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area, are available on line. Check them out at:
Stiltgrass Conference

Wondering what the latest is on white nose syndrome, the phenomenon that is devastating the population of cave roosting bats around the U.S.? Here’s a link to the USFWS’s White Nose Syndrome site.

USFWS announced last week $1.6 million in new awards to researchers studying white nose syndrome. Funded research includes studies of disease detection, transmission, and origin.