What’s rusty and invasive to our waters? The rusty crayfish! Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for the seventh annual Rusty Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. It’s ...

"You're actually helping the environment." Locals develop innovative strategy to fight back against creatures invading ...

While residents enjoy Michigan's Great Lakes, invasive species may be, too. During Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week here are 3 to watch for.

Starry stonewort has become a poster child for invasives. Expensive to control and nearly impossible to eradicate.

While residents enjoy Michigan's Great Lakes, invasive species may be, too. During Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week here are 3 to watch for.

A pack of hot dogs and a minnow trap may seem like unlikely tools for conservation, but new research from the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth shows they can ...

Biological invasions are widely acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, global economies, and a good quality of life. Yet, they are not universally perceived as a nuisance and are ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake Michigan.

PITTSFIELD — Kirvin Park is set to swap invasive overgrowth for a thriving native habitat. An ecological restoration at Kirvin Park will remove invasive plant species and reintroduce native vegetation ...

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) such as zebra mussels, rusty crayfish, quagga mussels, New Zealand mud snails, and invasive aquatic plants have already caused lasting damage to rivers and lakes across ...

It might have been a monk parakeet, an invasive species that has been flying around in Texas for nearly 50 years. Here’s what you should know about our colorful neighbors.