Your hear about pythons threatening the Everglades, but invasive plants may be more of a threat to the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. "Look in the horizon, all those trees ...

The tenacious Old World climbing fern — native to Africa, Asia and Australia — is toppling trees as it swamps the state. It also threatens to... LeRoy Rodgers spends plenty of time in the Florida ...

The slashing of a machete through underbrush — a distinct metallic ting as regular as a metronome — marked the battleground Tuesday in South Florida’s fight against a tireless enemy whose only needs ...

loxahatchee national wildlife refuge, fla. -- Like the insatiable plant from the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” a verdant menace is eating the Everglades. The Old World climbing fern, known to ...

A giant floating fern that carpets waterways with thick, leafy mats has become a major problem in Alabama waterways. It’s called Giant Salvinia. “Nobody wants it,” said Monica Allen, a spokesperson ...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - TVA officials set sail to remove an invasive weed from Lake Guntersville. For the first time, the Salvinia fern made an appearance on Lake Guntersville. “Once this gets ...

FLORIDA, USA — With the help of artificial intelligence, UF/IFAS scientists have plans to research how hurricanes impact the spread of invasive plants and how they affect Florida’s ecological ...

Bayou St. John neighbors gathered last weekend with rakes and shovels to take on a mutual enemy: giant salvinia. Large swaths of the invasive species have been floating in the bayou since mid-January ...

LeRoy Rodgers spends plenty of time in the Florida Everglades — mainly in airboats. He works for the South Florida Water Management District. On a recent day, he eases his boat alongside a tree island ...

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