ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Protecting aquatic ecosystems is a top priority for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR). A major threat to these ecosystems is invasive species.

The Georgia-Pacific and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) worked together to eliminate a recent infestation of an aquatic nuisance species found in Lake Georgia-Pacific in Ashley County ...

Nutria are recognized as an invasive species capable of destroying native vegetation and agricultural crops. Over the years, ...

Many species of plants thrive in the water. some plants thrive a little too well in bodies of water they are not native to. Those Aquatic Plants are Invasive.

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 ...

DASH has been used in other water bodies and on other aquatic invasive species, but it has never been done in Chautauqua Lake or at this scale. Earlier pilot removal efforts using Mobitracs in late ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- An effort to help slow the spread of aquatic invasive species kicks off across the state Saturday. The 11th Annual Snapshot Day monitors designated sites for plants and animals ...

Ask Claire Snyder about the discovery of hydrilla in DuPage County, and she doesn’t hold back. “I am kind of calling it public aquatic plant enemy No. 1,” Snyder says.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A peak under the bottom barriers at the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes reveal the mats successfully treated 17 acres of aquatic invasive plants in one of Tahoe ...

Matt Horton, the AGFC's Aquatic Nuisance Species Program coordinator, said harmful plants like giant Salvinia, water hyacinth, and Cuban bulrush can easily be transported as plant fragments or ...

The Georgia-Pacific and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) worked together to eliminate a recent infestation of an aquatic nuisance species found in Lake Georgia-Pacific in Ashley County.