Rother, a forester with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was clearing away reed canary grass — an aggressive plant species that has invaded the forests and wetlands along the upper Mississippi.

Soon, the spray fields will be green with reed canary grass. “When I started work here 15 years ago, I never thought I’d be a farmer,” said Steven Miller, Manchester’s water and waste ...

A long-term research has revealed that reed canary grass can be turned into an excellent ‘green’ fuel for biomass power stations and, on a smaller scale, boilers in buildings like schools.

The study included three different scenarios, which are as follows: Potato crop rotation on deep-drained raised bog peat soil Perennial reed grass on undrained raised bog peat soil Perennial reed ...

Reed canary grass growing on a marshy island in South Bay. It’s a “troublesome” species, says the New Brunswick Invasive Species Council, because it spreads by underground stems called ...

Researchers from Aarhus University are comparing greenhouse gas emissions from a conventional potato crop rotation on drained peat soil with the cultivation of reed canary grass for biomass ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is taking bids on harvesting invasive reed canary grass as hay at three sites in the region. The hay cutting will be done on 46 acres ...

Sports Outdoors Volunteers plant over 1,000 trees to improve ecosystem at Spokane County conservation area Oct. 13, 2024 Updated Sun., Oct. 13, 2024 at 9:53 p.m. Kirsten Frost Andersen, with her 9 ...