New #OpenAccess paper! Does augmented reality messaging lead people to take more aquatic #InvasiveSpecies prevention actions? Not in this case... but we have thoughts and it certainly still created some engaging conversations. Check it out! #BioInvasions doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Was out in the field earlier this week sampling for Corbicula. Very active bunch. ;) #InvasiveSpecies

Another new paper out! 😱🧑‍🔬 "Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop" out now, open access, in Management of Biological Invasions! @invasivesnet.bsky.social www.reabic.net/journals/mbi... #BiologicalInvasions 🧪

Photos have been rolling in for our Zebra Mussel Safari program and whenever I see photos like this come in, I'm grateful I don't have to count these by hand. 😂

Current view at my @umnextension.bsky.social office. It's coloring day! Marking line for spiny water flea sampling nets to get ready to send out to offices across Minnesota ready for become part of our new spiny water flea monitoring equipment loaner system!

Did you miss our webinar about mercury levels in game fish from zebra mussel infested waters last month! If so, you're in luck because the recording is now live. @maisrc.bsky.social researcher, Gretchen Hansen shared a great presentation about this research! z.umn.edu/MercuryRising #bioinvasions

Webinar: Mercury Rising: How Zebra Mussels are Changing Fish Contaminants

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Come work with me! @umnextension.bsky.social is hiring an Extension Educator with the Minnesota Master Naturalist program. The deadline closes soon -- but many choices for where in the state to locate! hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/369983

We have some really awesome volunteers as part of our programs here at @umnextension.bsky.social and @maisrc.bsky.social! extension.umn.edu/natural-reso...

Once a teacher, always a teacher

Penny Stiles educates as an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detector.

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Still time to register for our upcoming webinar on #ZebraMussel management research! We're welcoming USGS researcher, Matthew Barbour to talk about low dose copper for zebra mussel control Free registration here: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Registration is open! Find a location near you to help search for aquatic invasive species on August 9. Locations across Minnesota. No experience necessary! z.umn.edu/StarryTrekRe... #StarryTrek #StarryTrek2025 #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #Minnesota

My @umnextension.bsky.social colleague, Angie, was interviewed on the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture podcast, Smarty Plants, recently to talk about her cool work around invasive species participatory science! #InvasiveSpecies open.spotify.com/episode/2F9H...

Participatory Science: Your Involvement Matters

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Watching the zebra mussel sniffing dogs at work (and play) never gets old. #GoodBoy #InvasiveSpecies

Registration is now live for our September webinar! We're welcoming Steve Smith and Raining White as they present Starry Stonewort and Manoomin: Case Studies on Relationship and Management. z.umn.edu/SSWManoomin #InvasiveSpecies #Bioinvasions

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar: Starry Stonewort and Manoomin: Case Studies on Relationship and Management. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

About this webinar: This 1.5 hour extended webinar will discuss the relationship manoomin has with the macro alga invader starry stonewort, providing an early look at starry stonewort management withi...

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Our friends at Minnesota Sea Grant are hiring an aquaculture Extension associate to focus on improving aquaculture practices to help feed communities and support the future of fisheries in Minnesota and the Great Lakes region. Check it out below (Job ID 368482) hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/368...

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Coordinate all aspects of the MNSG Aquaculture Lab on the U of M St. Paul campus (50%)

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Recording of our most recent webinar is live! Effective Rusty Crayfish Removals to Protect Wild Rice. Check the video description for some extra links shared and discussed during the webinar. #InvasiveSpecies #Bioinvasions youtu.be/7E6cE-7zRvY?...

Webinar: Effective Rusty Crayfish Removals to Protect Wild Rice

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@umnextension.bsky.social is #hiring a Regional Director for the central Minnesota region (at my office!). Full time appointment, comprehensive benefits package, part of a collaborative, engaged team. For more information and to apply👉 z.umn.edu/CentralRD (deadline: May 23, 2025)

One @maisrc.bsky.social research team found that in lakes invaded by zebra mussels, fish were up to 72% higher in mercury—reaching risky levels at smaller sizes compared to lakes without zebra mussels. This project will be featured in our August webinar. Register here👇 umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar: Mercury Rising: How Zebra Mussels are Changing Fish Contaminants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webina...

Zebra mussels are invasive species that can reshape entire lake ecosystems, with surprising and far-reaching effects. Researchers have discovered that zebra mussels—well-known for clogging pipes and o...

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Volunteers in our AIS Detectors program do some awesome work! Check out this @umnextension.bsky.social article about Bob, who took some AWESOME rusty crayfish photos for us, traps rusty crayfish, and shares his favorite way to prepare them. extension.umn.edu/natural-reso...

A tale of two landscapes and one Aquatic Invasive Species Detector’s mission

Water isn’t just a resource for Bob McNamara. It’s life itself. “You don’t know until it’s gone how important it is.”

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Still time to register for tomorrow's webinar about rusty crayfish management around wild rice! umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📸: Bob McNamara

I saw Amy Morey present on some of the results from this project earlier this year. Perhaps not surprising, but still shocking. Online plant sales are a real risk for invasive species introductions... even where regulations exist that prohibit it. mitppc.umn.edu/research/res... #bioinvasions

Spread of invasive plants into Minnesota through e-commerce

Researchers assessed e-commerce, or online sales, as a pathway for invasive plant species to enter the state of Minnesota.

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The kiddo (9) learned about scientists today at school. She came home to proudly tell me about what they learned and that they learned that sometimes it's hard. My daughter raised her hand and said, "I know that's true because my mom is a scientist and she struggles." 🤣 Touché, kiddo. Touché.

Want to join us for the AIS Detectors Core Course? Well, registration has just opened! Learn more and register here: learning.umn.edu/search/publi...

Attention nature nerds: Registration is open for Gathering Partners! Extension natural resources teams and the Bell Museum team up to put this on and there's so many awesome topics to learn about. This year all our sessions connect with #water. gatheringpartners.umn.edu

Gathering Partners Conference

A conference for friends of Minnesota's natural resources

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So cool to explore this recent @maisrc.bsky.social Story Map highlighting an #InvasiveSpecies success story: Invasive phragmites management in Minnesota. storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/... #bioinvasions

Uniting to Control Invasive Phragmites in Minnesota

A Strategic Statewide Approach

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Come work with me at @UMNExt! My natural resources colleagues on the forest team are hiring a Forest-Dependent Wildlife Extension Educator. Learn more: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/367...

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Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center identified another pathway for the introduction of invasive organisms... dried aquarium wood. plpa.cfans.umn.edu/news/underwa... #bioinvasions #invasivespecies

As Congress finalizes the 2026 federal budget, we face the possibility that the administration will propose to eliminate Sea Grant federal funding. Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from MN Sea Grant: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you!

Hello #crayfish peeps! We're updating our AIS ID Guide this year and would like to upgrade our photos of some of the look alike species this year. Do you happen to have some good photos you'd be willing to share with us? Here's what we're looking for: 1/🧵

I live in a house divided. Today was mismatch sock day for spirit week, so one of my kiddos borrowed one sock from mom’s drawer and one sock from dad’s drawer. 😂