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The seed bombing of Water Street… Who’s in?

By Mark | April 6, 2013

Since we last spoke about the idea of seed bombing Water Street, quite a bit has happened. Most notably, I’ve been in discussions with representatives of the City, as well as various people in the community who profess to know a thing or two about native plant species, bio-remediation, landscaping, and the like. What follow […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bees, brownfields, buckthorn, call to action, guerilla bio-remediation, industrial waste, invasive species, Jesse Tack, Lisa Bashert, May Day, Michigan Avenue, Michigan Botanical Club, MSU Extension Service, myco inoculant, native plants, nectar, seed bombing, teraforming, Teresa Gillotti, toxic environment, trees, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Water Street tree farm, Whole Culture Repair, Wildtype | 26 Comments

Invasivore efforts to install a nutria colony in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park

By Mark | January 3, 2011

The New York Times Magazine had an interesting piece yesterday on the budding invasivore food movement. For those who missed it, here’s a clip: There’s a new shift in the politics of food, not quite a movement yet, more of an eco-culinary frisson. But it may have staying power; the signs and portents are there. […]

Posted in Environment, Food, Global Warming | Also tagged asian carp, Canada goose, coypu, Eating Aliens, ecology, giant rodents, Huron River, invasive species, invasive species and how they taste, invasive species diet, invasivore, Jackson Landers, Kentucky tuna, kudzu, lionfish, locavore, Louisiana, mouse-beaver, Myopotamus coypus, nutria, Rachel Kesel, Riverside Park, rodents, White Castle | 34 Comments

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