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The trailhead, with an...</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-09-27T12:00:00Z">Sep 27, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-08/pxl_20240709_191237170.jpg?h=2848f5af&itok=ysMPB69f" width="390" height="295" alt="Biologist on boat sample for aquatic invasive species." class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <path d="M488,394,357.14,210V62.5h8.93c14.85,0,26.79-10.45,26.79-23.44V23.44c0-13-11.94-23.44-26.79-23.44H133.93c-14.85,0-26.79,10.45-26.79,23.44V39.06c0,13,11.94,23.44,26.79,23.44h8.93V210L12.05,394c-32.7,46,5,106,67.08,106H420.87C483,500,520.65,439.94,488,394Zm-334-81.54,53.8-75.78a28.37,28.37,0,0,0,6.47-18V62.5H285.6V218.75a28.81,28.81,0,0,0,6.48,18l53.79,75.78Z" transform="translate(-0.01)"></path></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Science and Technology</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/all-hands-deck-early-detection" hreflang="en">All Hands on Deck for Early Detection</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” For invasive species management this is often referred to as early detection and rapid response, or EDRR.</div></div><div class="story__deck-date"><div><time datetime="2024-08-27T12:00:00Z">Aug 27, 2024</time></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="story"><div class="views-field views-field-field-banner-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-representative-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/story_slider/public/images/2024-08/picture1.jpg?h=394679b0&itok=AwlwT6kO" width="390" height="295" alt="Watercraft inspector physically inspecting two kayaks on top of truck roof rack for aquatic invasive species." class="img-responsive" /></div></div><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset"> <span class="field-content"><div class="story__deck"><div class="views-field views-field-fieldset-1"> <span class="field-content"><div class="category-information"><div class="views-field views-field-field-icon"><div class="field-content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <defs><style>.a,.b{fill:#fff;}.b{stroke:#000;stroke-miterlimit:10;}</style></defs> <circle cx="250" cy="250" r="250"></circle> <circle class="a" cx="250" cy="250" r="201.61"></circle> <path d="M350.75,122.84l-145.51,66.5a32.21,32.21,0,0,0-15.9,15.9l-66.5,145.51c-7.67,16.78,9.62,34.08,26.41,26.41l145.51-66.5a32.21,32.21,0,0,0,15.9-15.9l66.5-145.51c7.67-16.79-9.62-34.08-26.41-26.41Z"></path> <circle class="b" cx="250" cy="250" r="32.19"></circle></svg></div></div><div class="story__deck-category"><div>Recreation</div></div></div></span></div><div class="story__deck-title"> <span><a href="/story/preventing-dreissenid-mussels-entering-alaska" hreflang="en">Preventing dreissenid mussels from entering Alaska</a></span></div><div class="story__deck-body"><div>Just as Gandalf famously declared 'You shall not pass!' to protect the passageway from great evil in Lord of the Rings, we must continue a similar attitude in our prevention of zebra mussels. These tiny, invasive mussels pose a serious threat to our waterways, ecosystems, and infrastructure. 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