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There’s a gorgeous, large yellow iris called “yellow flag” or “yellow water iris” (Iris pseudacorus) found in wetlands, along riverbanks and near ponds in Oregon. It is sold in local nurseries and garden stores as well.
But there’s a big problem with this lovely perennial iris. It is invasive and out-competes native [...]

Residents of Tillamook County, OR should have some serious empathy for those in the flood-ravaged Midwest. After all, we’ve had two record floods two years in a row. But there are some lessons to be learned from the case of Iowa as the following story from Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post (June [...]

West Coast media outlets (minor and major) have honed in on the mysterious upsurge of Vibrio tubiashii in shellfish beds, larvae producers, and coastal waters. The bacterium preys on oyster and other shellfish larvae, with toxins weakening and eventually killing the organism.  One important clue may be that Vibrio is responding to climate-induced changes [...]