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Courtesy of USDA National Invasive Species Information CenterThe tree-killing emerald ash borer is expected to continue south through Oregon, eating away at ash trees along the way. Experts are saying the community can help stay on top of the insect. -
Ed Gullekson, Washington Department of Fish and WIldlife/NOAA FisheriesAn environmental group has sued the Trump administration over its failure to grant Endangered Species Act protections to sunflower sea stars, a keystone Pacific Ocean species that lost 90% of its population since 2013 to a wasting disease.
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It’s taken 20 years, but the most destructive insect in the country has been found in Oregon. -
Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on. -
It’s likely too late to contain a species of invasive crayfish in Southern Oregon. That’s after biologists found they're spreading throughout Rogue Valley waterways. -
A species of invasive crayfish has been found in an Ashland waterway. It’s the first time they’ve been identified in the state.
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An invasive species of crab is taking over the coastal habitats of Coos Bay. The overpopulation of green crab has serious ecological consequences for other species, such as the native Dungeness crab. -
Invasive smallmouth and striped bass came into the Coquille River roughly a decade ago. They've been feasting on young salmon since, disrupting the numbers of this prized fish. Now the Coquille Indians and the state department of Fish & Wildlife are going on the offensive, electro-fishing being one of the latest tools at their disposal. -
Southern Oregon land managers lost momentum in the fight against invasive, fire-prone weeds during the pandemic. Now, the Bootleg Fire is at their doorstep. -
Zebra and quagga mussels can quickly establish in watersheds, wreaking havoc on the food chain. -
An invasive species of crab is threatening native habitat along the coastal Pacific Northwest, from Southern Oregon to British Columbia. -
The Eastern Oregon landscape stretches out to the horizon, an area some people call "the sagebrush sea." But it's not all sagebrush... non-native grasses… -
The 2011 Tohuku earthquake and tsunami in Japan sent plenty of debris across the Pacific. Boats, docks, and more ended up on Oregon beaches. And they were… -
You've probably got a list of animals you'd never think about hurting. But what if those animals were crowding out other animals you valued? That is the…
