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Natural Resources Board approves changes to Wisconsin invasive species rule

December 10, 2014 By Andrew Beckett

Japanese barberry (Photo: DNR)

Japanese barberry (Photo: DNR)

The state Natural Resources Board has signed-off on proposed changes to Wisconsin’s invasive species rule.

The revisions will add about 75 organisms to the list of prohibited or restricted species in the state. Prohibited species can’t be owned, bought or sold, while restricted species can be owned but not put up for sale or bought in the state. DNR social science services section chief Dreux Watermolen says most of the new organisms are plant life, consisting of about 50 terrestial plants and 23 aquatic plants.

Of the plants being added, Watermolen says they all have a potential to cause ecological harm or present a threat to human health. For example, he says the introduction of a shrub that leafs out earlier in the season could bring extra shade to a wooded area that keeps native flowers from growing, altering the ecology of that area.

The rule change also downgraded the emerald ash borer from prohibited to restricted status, now that the tree-killing beetle has turned up in 19 counties. The move is an admission by the DNR that the insect has become too pervasive to eradicate from the state completely, but officials indicate efforts are still being made to keep it from spreading to more areas.

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