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		<title>RI Water Chestnut Update Fall 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We think we had a successful campaign against water chestnut (Trapa natans) in Belleville Pond, North Kingstown, this summer. Of course we won&#8217;t really know until we get out there next June and look around. To coordinate the water chestnut eradication project this summer, RINHS was fortunate enough to get a URI College of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/10/30/h2ocnut102008/</link>
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		<title>Nominate sites for future RI BioBlitzes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RINHS and BioBlitz sponsoring partner, Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWPZ), are seeking suggestions for future BioBlitz sites. In order to maximize the benefits of a BioBlitz to nearby schools and conservation groups, we would like to select sites now for the 2009 through 2013 seasons. To suggest one or more sites, email information on your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/10/17/bioblitzsitenoms/</link>
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		<title>Chrysanthemum white rust (Puccinia horiana; &#8220;CWR&#8221;)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some hot news from our neighbor to the north (and east). The Massachusetts Introduced Pest Outreach Project reports that &#8220;Chrysanthemum white rust (Puccinia horiana, &#8220;CWR&#8221;), a serious fungal disease of chrysanthemums, has been discovered in Massachusetts. Infected plants were discovered at nurseries and at retail locations, with diagnoses confirmed by plant pathologists from USDA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/09/26/chrysanthemum-white-rust-puccinia-horiana-cwr/</link>
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		<title>Invasive Aquatic Plant ID and Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Natural History Survey, URI Cooperative Extension’s Watershed Watch Program, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are sponsoring an evening educational program entitled, “What’s in the pond? A look at freshwater invasive plants and their management.” The presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 7 from 6-8:30 pm, in the Weaver [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/09/26/ansid/</link>
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		<title>Mile-a-Minute: Further Investigations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, as someone (there&#8217;s a debate about whom, but see this wikipedia page) once said, &#8220;No plan long survives the first encounter with the enemy.&#8221; Here&#8217;s how our first day went fighting mile-a-minute vine on Block Island.
Hope Leeson and I arrived on the ferry at 10 am. Thank you Scott Comings and The Nature Conservancy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/09/26/mam2/</link>
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		<title>Mile-a-Minute Vine Detected in RI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mile-a-Minute Vine (Persicaria perfoliata, a.k.a. Polygonum perfoliatum) has been detected in Rhode Island, on The Nature Conservancy&#8217;s Fresh Swamp Preserve, on Block Island. The initial observation was made by Paulinka de Rochemont, a butterfly watcher who asked RINHS for help identifying an unfamiliar plant she&#8217;d seen on a recent outing. The identification was confirmed by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/09/18/mileaminutedetect/</link>
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		<title>Asian Longhorn Beetle in Mass.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This notice just arrived (August 12, 2008) at RINHS regarding the confirmed presence of asian longhorn beetle just a few miles away from Rhode Island, in Worcester, Mass. Unlike emerald ash borer beetle, ALB has been successfully eradicated elsewhere so vigilance is warranted. I&#8217;ll also say that ALB is large and dramatically marked and will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/08/13/albinma/</link>
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		<title>Mitten Crab Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RINHS received the following message regarding mitten crabs via the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel this morning (7/22):
&#62;&#62;&#62; &#8220;Ferrante, Carin&#8221; &#60;ferrantec[at]si.edu&#62; 7/21/2008 3:41 PM &#62;&#62;&#62;
Hi All,
[at the link below] you will find the most recent report on Chinese Mitten Crabs found along the East Coast of the US. We now have 19 confirmed Mitten Crabs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/07/22/mitten-crab-update/</link>
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		<title>BioBlitz 2008 Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1,111 species in 24 hours entirely with volunteers! What an event! What a team effort. Thank you to the 115 participants. No questions asked, it was a grand success on all fronts! For details, including a tally by taxon, a list of rare species found, a link to the complete species list, as well as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/06/27/bioblitz08_results/</link>
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		<title>Are You Ready to BioBlitz?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BioBlitz 2008 is here. Tomorrow at 3 P.M. as many as 24 teams of volunteer naturalists will hit the woods at the Westerly Land Trust&#8217;s Grills Preserve. If you are coming and still don&#8217;t know how to get there, here&#8217;s a map.
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		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2008/06/05/bioblitzmap/</link>
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