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 ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – It didn’t take much looking in Worden Pond for Katie DeGoosh-DiMarzio to find an invasive plant that scientists have described as "the perfect aquatic weed." A few minutes after ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — There are two bodies of water in New England that have sacred lotus, and one of them is Meshanticut Pond in Cranston. The problem? It’s an invasive aquatic plant. Rhode ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Over the past couple of years, an invasive aquatic plant has started to take over a pond in South Kingstown. Now, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management ...

The Lake Quinsigamond Commission, which has legal authority over the lake, plans to use a herbicide to kill the plants. If the herbicide doesn't work, more expensive remedies might be necessary.