Invasive Species Research in the News

Research on invasive species led by Forest Resources scientists is in the news! Check out these recent stories about invasive buckthorn and jumping worms. Funding for this research is provided by the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC).

• "Minnesota researchers find that native plants can beat buckthorn on their own turf" 
  By Greg Stanley
  The Star Tribune, October 21, 2024
  • Featuring Forest Resources researcher Mike Schuster
• "Biodiversity Invasive buckthorn: Ottawa volunteers call for more support to remove it from local parks"
  By Zoe Pierce, Jack Klinck, and Owen Spillios-Hunter 
  The Capital Current, October 15, 2024
  • Featuring Forest Resources researcher Mike Schuster
• "The Latest on (ugh) Jumping Worms"
  By Northern Gardener 
  Northern Gardener magazine, Winter 2024 issue
  • Featuring Forest Resources research Lee Frelich