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.
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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.
Why teaching people about invasive plants can get a little thorny
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is developing educational materials about the problems caused by invasive plants, and what people can do about them.
Invasive species and deer grazing threaten Pittsburgh’s forest diversity
Overpopulation of deer has led to overgrazing, which is wiping out native plant species and creating room for invasive species.
We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes
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.
An author revisits the Youghiogheny River and finds many changes for the better
Tim Palmer updated his original 1984 biography of the river he first knew as a child.
