invasive plants

Today on Stateside, a Wayne State University law professor remembers Judge Damon Keith, the longest-serving black judge in American history who died…

Invasive plants and animals are an expensive problem in the United States.Federal agencies spent more than $104 million last year to control them. But a…

Invasive species tend to do well in new places, and they can push out native species. There’s an assumption that they do better in the same kind of…

Forests in our region are under attack from a shrub.The culprit is an ornamental plant called Japanese barberry. It was introduced from Asia in the late…

The state Department of Natural Resources says an invasive grass from Asia has been found in Michigan for first time.The DNR said Friday that Japanese…

Invasive plants are really good at being bad. They’re hard to get rid of, and a new study finds that even if you rip them out, they can have lingering…

Michigan has the largest population in the world of starry stonewort, an invasive macroalgae that stifles native plants and fish. Starry stonewort loves…

Researchers who work in wetlands in Michigan are taking a new approach to invasive plants. They’re harvesting them for fertilizer and fuel. When you’re in…

Plants usually don’t get as much love as cute animals. Sometimes it’s hard to get people fired up about an endangered plant.But Jane Kramer’s trying to do…

Ottawa County has a new weapon in the fight against invasive plants. This week, I got a chance to check out the weapon in action at Burr Oak Landing, a…