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Minn. seeking volunteers to spot invasive species
Workshops are scheduled around Minnesota this month for volunteers to serve as the state's early warning system for invasive species. Trained volunteers help find invasive species, but also help respond when invasive species are detected.
Lawmakers prod feds to heed plan for stopping carp
Thirty-one members of Congress want to know how the Army Corps of Engineers will use a new report calling for separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds at Chicago to stop migration of Asian carp and other invasive species.