Many of our favorite plants have multiple personalities. There is a good side and a bad side, shown especially when they escape the landscape and spread to our native areas, becoming invasive. When it ...

Q. What makes a plant invasive, and why are they considered harmful? Whenever we hear about invasive species, we usually think about pest insects or arthropods such as Argentine ants or fruit flies.

Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb. 24-28, 2025. If invasive species have not been on your radar, consider why many believe there is merit to being aware of invasive species, the damage ...

Don’t let the title of this column fool you. Despite the title of apple snails, I am not sharing the latest escargot recipe offered up at a fancy restaurant here in The Last Green Valley (TGLV). Today ...