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Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals: Human Perceptions, Attitudes and Approaches to Management
 http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=102360

New Resources Aim to Quantify Economic Impact of Forest and Watershed Restoration in Oregon
 University of Oregon's Ecosystem Workforce Program developed the tools to predict and monitor the economic effects of restoration work. A new set of resources from the University of Oregon are intended to help forest and watershed restoration leaders predict and monitor the local economic impacts of ecological restoration in the state.
 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-resources-aim-to-quantify-economic-impact-of-forest-and-watershed-restoration-in-oregon-124655713.html

South Africa: Back to its roots
Earlier this year, The Witness ran a story about a Department of Agriculture bungle that saw scores of KwaZulu-Natal farmers being granted permission to plough up virgin grasslands, most of them in the midlands. These grasslands had been previously identified by the South African ­National Biodiversity Institute as extremely valuable and to be conserved. While an attempt was made to rectify this blunder, in many cases ploughing had already gone ahead. http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=63122

Oregon: Coastal Grassland Restoration Work Set to Begin at Big Creek
The goal is to restore open meadow habitat for the imperiled Oregon silverspot butterfly, a federally protected species that thrives in only a few remaining Oregon coastal grasslands. "We are very excited to expand the native prairie at Big Creek," said Debbie Pickering, Oregon Coast stewardship ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, "and to help protect this part of Oregon's natural heritage for future generations."
 http://gardennews.biz/?id=6393

Florida: Sanibel reef gives oysters a shot
Sanibel's Clam Bayou got an 11,000-pound shot of habitat restoration Tuesday in the form of a new oyster reef. For most of an 85-degree morning, staff from the city of Sanibel and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Marine Laboratory, along with two volunteers, loaded 400 25- to 30-pound mesh bags filled with fossilized shell onto a small barge, motored to a site on the eastern shore of the bayou, and placed the shell in the water. Over time, oyster larvae will settle on the shell, grow up to filter the bayou's water and provide habitat for fish and invertebrates.
 http://www.news-press.com/article/20110616/NEWS0105/106160403/Sanibel-reef-gives-oysters-shot?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome

Iowa: Turning quarries into wetlands
S&G Materials, an Iowa City mining company that provides materials such as concrete, sand, rock, dirt and soil primarily to construction companies, is five years into a 30-year wetlands restoration project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires restoration in exchange for permitting businesses or other entities to disturb natural wetlands.
 http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110626/NEWS01/106260302/Turning-quarries-into-wetlands?odyssey=nav%7Chead

India: Plenty of fishes in Ganga cheers consumers, worries experts
The fish lovers are having a good time in the city as sudden increase of about 10 feet in Ganga water level has brought in a plenty of fishes in the river. It resulted in a sharp decline in fish price in the city. Arvind Mishra, chief executive officer, fishery department, said that it is a good sign of fish biodiversity in Ganga, but at the same time, the presence of exotic or alien fishes in huge quantities has also set the alarm bells ringing for the indigenous species.
 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-28/varanasi/29712158_1_fish-species-nbfgr-fish-genetic-resources