As we progress toward national invasive species awareness week Feb. 20-26, I thought I’d highlight a few invasive species we’re dealing with here in northeastern Indiana over the next few weeks. One ...

Editor's Note: The Journal Gazette/Times-Courier are partnering with the Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District to share information about woody invasive species. The goal of Partnership ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds, if not thousands, of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems ...

Depending on where you live, this time of year can be especially fruitful for foragers. Wild mushrooms are often bountiful, nuts are ready to harvest, fennel seeds can be gathered, and wild grapes may ...

NORWAY — On a sunny and unseasonably warm Sunday afternoon in October, a handful of volunteers are picking red and white speckled berries hand over fist at Shepard’s Farm Preserve. Depending on who ...

I wasn’t aware of the abundance of autumn olive shrubs along the roadside to my church until one of the members brought it to my attention. After doing research, I learned how invasive autumn olive ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems.

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a non-native invasive shrub from Asia that is increasingly problematic in much of the U.S. Midwest. Much of the competitiveness of autumn olive is due to its ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems.

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems.