Rother, a forester with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was clearing away reed canary grass — an aggressive plant species that has invaded the forests and wetlands along the upper Mississippi.

Both now are viewed as rampaging pests that must be exterminated wherever they are found.According to Anthony’s presentation, there is an “A” list of targeted weeds, which the state has mandated must ...

Northern Michigan is exposed to a variety of invasive species, including invasive Phragmites and Japanese knotweed. While ...

SPRNG LAKE - Invasive phragmites, also known as Giant Reed Grass, are severely threatening local riverbanks, wetlands, bayous and streams. A public meeting on what area residents can do to control ...

Karl Foerster feather reed grass, one of the most popular ornamental grasses, is a familiar sight here in the Midwest. It's used extensively, both in home gardens and in commercial landscapes.

Feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora) 'Karl Foerster' only grows to about 3 feet tall, but then sprouts flowers that reach 6 feet in height in summer.Those flowers start out pink, become ...

Over a century ago, settlers irreversibly altered the Pacific Coast’s natural shape with the introduction of two nonnative grass species. Now, a new hybrid is making headway, presenting ...

Ten-foot invasive tall grass, phragmites, are spreading quickly across Belle Isle State Park. ... Also known as the common reed, the invasive species causes a host of issues, ...

Garden centers have also been a factor. A 2023 study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that many plant nurseries are usually a primary source of invasives. Some though, like Sneed’s ...

An ornamental grass that gets pinkish fall plumes: George’s Plant Pick of the Week Published: Oct. 14, 2023, 7:00 a.m. Korean feather reed grass produces these pinkish plumes in fall.

They were on a mission to find and remove phragmites, one of Canada's most notorious invasive species also known as the European common reed. Phragmites, a perennial reed grass that originated in ...