It was still dark at 5 a.m. on Tuesday so no one noticed when an airboat, a craft not normally seen in Deep River, left Town Landing and headed up the Connecticut River to Chapman Pond, a 60-acre ...

Researchers emphasized that public awareness remained a major contributing factor, with study author Barbara Barta explaining ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — Invasive aquatic plants can be detrimental to native ecosystems and also a nuisance for simmers, boaters and anglers. That’s why the Rhode Island Department of Environmental ...

Another summer has produced mixed results in the fight against hydrilla, the pernicious, aquatic weed choking the Connecticut River and threatening a half century of environmental progress that has ...

Also known as reeds or pencil reeds, bulrushes are considered a valuable part of a lake’s ecosystem. They grow in marshes and along shorelines of lakes and ponds up to eight feet deep and can rise ...

One of the world’s most invasive aquatic plants is now in DuPage County, much to the concern of researchers and state officials. But they said the discovery underscores how public education can keep ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Anglers and boaters are being advised to stay away from Meshanticut Pond in Cranston on Thursday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) said it will be ...

CALDWELL, Idaho — Idaho Fish and Game and the City of Caldwell are joining forces to combat invasive aquatic weeds at Caldwell Rotary Pond. Herbicide treatment is scheduled for the coming week and ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Another summer has produced mixed results in the fight against hydrilla, the pernicious, aquatic weed choking the Connecticut River and threatening a half century of environmental ...