Harmful Algal Blooms Toxins

Topics:Toxins in Freshwater and phosphorous issues.  Are You HAB-ing Trouble With Your Drinking Water?   If you live near Lake Erie you’ve likely had to deal with harmful algal blooms (HAB). The most recent one in Lake Erie, though not the largest ever, has really spurred some political movement in the fight for clean drinking […]

How Garlic Mustard Harms the West Virginia White Butterfly & How You Can Help

Two things that seem like they should be completely unrelated can have a negative relationship. Garlic mustard and the West Virginia White Butterfly present an example of this phenomenon.   Photo by Erik Nielsen, via North American Butterfly Association.   The West Virginia White Butterfly–Latin name Pieris virginiensis–is a small butterfly that only flies in […]