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Stateside: Invasive baby’s breath flowers; Yemeni Great Lakes sailors; remembering Judge Damon KeithToday on Stateside, a Wayne State University law professor remembers Judge Damon Keith, the longest-serving black judge in American history who died…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Michigan has the largest population in the world of starry stonewort, an invasive macroalgae that stifles native plants and fish. Starry stonewort loves…
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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…
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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…
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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…