Native Pennsylvania tree battles two diseases that put it at risk for extinction
Beech trees are being attacked by two separate diseases that could devastate the native species, which provides nuts for wildlife.
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How a land trust is fighting invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in Allegheny County
Hollow Oak Land Trust is selectively treating hemlock trees with insecticide and hopes to inspire homeowners to do the same.
Help wanted: Collect spotted lanternflies so scientists can track them
Researchers from Saint Vincent College and Chatham University aim to build an archive to learn about invasive spotted lanternflies in western Pennsylvania over time.
New law requires native vegetation on Pennsylvania highways
PennDOT must select native plants that will thrive in plant hardiness zones and under environmental conditions along highways.
A project aims to stop the spread of invasive carp to the Great Lakes
A new agreement has unlocked the federal funding needed to begin construction on a lock and dam designed to keep Asian carp out of all the Great Lakes.
Hunting for invasive snails in Lake Erie
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.
Your Lawn Is an ‘Ecological Deadzone.’ The Case For Replacing It with Native Plants
Entomologist Doug Tallamy says ditching half of our lawn space could make room for planet-saving biodiversity.
New film takes on aquatic invasives in Pennsylvania’s natural areas
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy travels to three watersheds to feature invasive plants and fish and what people can do to prevent their spread.
As spring flowers bloom, Callery pear trees can no longer be planted in Pa.
Birds and other animals have spread its seeds, so now the tree crowds out native plants, disrupting ecosystems.
Non-native beetles, flies introduced in effort to save hemlock trees in Allegheny National Forest
Hemlock woolly adelgid is a non-native, invasive insect that threatens to decimate eastern hemlock trees.
