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Porcelain berry
Was
NOT FOUND
by Messalonskee T
on 2010-08-25 in Oakland, Maine
Japanese knotweed
Was
NOT FOUND
by LBolduc
on 2010-08-25 in Pittsfield
Japanese knotweed
Was
FOUND
by trythis
on 2010-08-25 in Vinalhaven
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on 2010-09-02
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on 2010-09-02
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Why Nothing Matters
by vitalteach on 2010-08-18
Is this a field full of purple loosestrife in Grand Isle?
by gmri on 2010-08-03
Are there invasive species way up here in Northern Maine?
by gmri on 2010-08-03
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Biodiversity Jenga
by vitalteach on 2010-08-18
Mystery Graph: Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
by vitalteach on 2010-08-16
Mystery Graph: Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) & the Galerucella beetle
by vitalteach on 2010-08-16
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