Officials weigh drastic action as harmful plant spreads in US region: 'A very serious problem'

Michigan officials face a complex situation regarding an invasive species that has surprising benefits for the pollinators in their state, M Live reported. Spotted knapweed, also ...
Winchester Sun

KYTC weed eradication to begin

In an effort to prevent infrastructure damage and maintain roadway visibility, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crews ...

Crews targeting harmful, invasive weeds growing along roads in Kentucky

Kentuckians who live near state-owned highways can request for crews to treat noxious weeds on their property.
The State Journal

KYTC to target invasive vegetation with roadside treatments

In an effort to prevent infrastructure damage and maintain roadway visibility, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews will soon begin roadside treatments targeting invasive and harmful vegetation.
NKyTribune

KYTC to begin annual targeting of harmful and invasive roadside vegetation

To prevent infrastructure damage and maintain roadway visibility, KYTC’s transportation crews will soon begin roadside treatments targeting invasive and harmful vegetation.    “There’s a lot that goes ...
The Journal

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: What’s bugging Cortez and the Southwest

As National Invasive Species Awareness Week winds down, wildlife and plant experts from the southwestern U.S. are ...
Yahoo

Michigan wants to fight invasive plant with non-native weevils

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The two weevils, seedhead and root boring, feed exclusively on spotted knapweed. The public is invited to give their input on the ...
MLive

Michigan weighs expanded use of beetles to control invasive knapweed or ‘star thistle’

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan agricultural officials are seeking public comment on whether to permit the release of weevils to control invasive spotted knapweed. The plant displaces native species and ...
wwmt

Volunteers come together to protect state park's ecosystem from an invasive species

DASHCAM: Deputies stop suspected intoxicated driver after wrong-way run on US-131 A person suspected of driving while intoxicated was arrested Tuesday after driving the wrong way on US-131, according ...
The Holland Sentinel

Volunteers invited to Saugatuck Dunes State Park to fight invasive plants

Volunteers are set to help remove invasive plants at Saugatuck Dunes State Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Aug. 24, according to a community announcement. The event follows a successful volunteer day Aug ...
WOOD-TV

Volunteers help pluck invasive species from Saugatuck State Park

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Volunteers spent time picking a purple-flowered invasive plant from the grassy areas of Saugatuck Dunes State Park Sunday morning, according to the township. Spotted ...
OPB

Washington joins Oregon to become second state to ban the sale, distribution of invasive ivy

Washington state has banned the sale or transport of English ivy and its cousin, Atlantic ivy. The leafy holiday decorations are also aggressive invaders of Northwest forests. Ivy roots climb into the ...