One of the world’s most invasive aquatic plants is now in DuPage County, much to the concern of researchers and state officials. But they said the discovery underscores how public education can keep ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Anglers and boaters are being advised to stay away from Meshanticut Pond in Cranston on Thursday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said it will be ...

In 2024, swimmers and boaters at Connecticut's Great Hill Pond faced a serious problem: Invasive plants had taken over. The thick clusters of plants made swimming impossible and clogged boat engines.

Local volunteers, led by state Sen. Steve Rhoads and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, removed 150 bags of highly invasive water chestnuts from Mill Pond in Wantagh on July 7 as part ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Over the past couple of years, an invasive aquatic plant has started to take over a pond in South Kingstown. Now, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management ...

The Lake Quinsigamond Commission, which has legal authority over the lake, plans to use a herbicide to kill the plants. If the herbicide doesn't work, more expensive remedies might be necessary.

From the hot pink apple snail eggs that cling to cypress trees to trampled sugarcane crops, signs of invasive species are ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will disperse more than $1.1 million to dozens of Indiana lakes and streams through the department’s Lake and River ...

Michigan officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and used potent herbicides before digging up ponds where invasive hydrilla plant species were found. The effort was directed at two ponds ...