Invasive plants are quickly becoming a nuisance to gardeners and plant enthusiasts this summer. Poison hemlock was recently identified in every Ohio county, which can pose a deadly risk to those who ...

Apr. 29—Efforts are continuing to battle the spread of the invasive water chestnut plant in the Oswegatchie River, Black Lake and most recently, the St. Lawrence River. Brad Baldwin, a professor of ...

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 ...

The mat of invasive water chestnut as seen from the channel. The channel is more than a mile-and-a-half long and 1,000 feet wide. Tom Shannon paddles through the channel volunteers in Germantown have ...

The water chestnut, an aquatic invasive species, was found last summer in Dead Creek, also known as Scomotion Creek, on the north end of Plattsburgh. Water chestnut is best controlled by physically ...

WORCESTER — A group of volunteers paddled in canoes and kayaks in Coes Reservoir Saturday morning, pulling invasive water chestnuts from the water. The southern part of Coes Reservoir has scattered ...

Water chestnuts are nutrient-dense vegetables, not nuts. They're the edible bulbs of an aquatic plant that are eaten for their crisp texture and mild, refreshing flavor. They're packed with fiber, ...