Maryland Invasives
Fig buttercup ( Ficaria verna ). Credit: Michal Osmenda commons.wikimedia.org Next year the sale of fig buttercups will be illegal in Maryland. And that's because, as officials will tell you,…
The Stewards of Water Blog
Lake McCarrons' Clean Water
An image from the shore of McCarrons Lake. Credit: capitolregionwd.org Lake McCarrons in Minnesota is one of the most popular, and healthiest, lakes in the region. And its low phosphorus…
Phragmites in Long Point Coastal Marshes
Least Bittern ( Ixobrychus exilis ). Credit: R. Bennetts, Public Domain. Wikimedia.org Capable of creating monocultures in a few years, and of growing over 6 meters high, phragmites…
Water Chestnut in NY
Water Chestnut (water caltrops). Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0, wikimedia.org "This was a plant that was brought over to be a beautiful water garden plant that got away," said Ruth Lundin, president…
Invasives in Sacramento San-Joaquin River Delta
Water pennywort ( Hydrocotyle bowlesioides ) Credit: Forest & Kim Starr, wikimedia.org Water hyacinth, Egeria densa, water pennywort and primrose are familiar foes in Discovery Bay, the Port…
Clean, Drain and Dry in Washington State
A "Clean, Drain, Dry" button from wildlifeforever.org The Washington Invasive Species Council is reminding boaters to clean, drain and dry their boats when leaving one water body for another.…