How a land trust is fighting invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in Allegheny County Ella KatonaJuly 12, 2024 Hollow Oak Land Trust is selectively treating hemlock trees with insecticide and hopes to inspire homeowners to do the same. ConservationWild Pennsylvania
Hunting for invasive snails in Lake Erie Julie GrantMay 23, 2024 A research team from Penn State Berhend is searching for mysterysnails in Lake Erie as part of an effort to document invasive species in Pennsylvania. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlife
Your Lawn Is an ‘Ecological Deadzone.’ The Case For Replacing It with Native Plants Kara HolsoppleMay 21, 2024 Entomologist Doug Tallamy says ditching half of our lawn space could make room for planet-saving biodiversity. ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update
New film takes on aquatic invasives in Pennsylvania’s natural areas Julie GrantMay 15, 2024 The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy travels to three watersheds to feature invasive plants and fish and what people can do to prevent their spread. ConservationWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update
As spring flowers bloom, Callery pear trees can no longer be planted in Pa. Zoë ReadMay 14, 2024 Birds and other animals have spread its seeds, so now the tree crowds out native plants, disrupting ecosystems. ConservationWild Pennsylvania
Non-native beetles, flies introduced in effort to save hemlock trees in Allegheny National Forest Glynis BoardDecember 11, 2023 Hemlock woolly adelgid is a non-native, invasive insect that threatens to decimate eastern hemlock trees. ConservationWild Pennsylvania
Why teaching people about invasive plants can get a little thorny Julie GrantOctober 26, 2023 The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is developing educational materials about the problems caused by invasive plants, and what people can do about them. ConservationWild Pennsylvania
Invasive species and deer grazing threaten Pittsburgh’s forest diversity 90.5 WESAOctober 11, 2023 Overpopulation of deer has led to overgrazing, which is wiping out native plant species and creating room for invasive species. ConservationRecreationWild Pennsylvania
We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes Points NorthOctober 11, 2023 Researchers think the species hitched a ride here on ornamental aquatic plants shipped from China. But we still don’t know all that much about them. ConservationWaterWildlife
An author revisits the Youghiogheny River and finds many changes for the better Kara HolsoppleSeptember 14, 2023 Tim Palmer updated his original 1984 biography of the river he first knew as a child. ConservationCultureHistoryRecreationWaterYour Environment Update