ST. LOUIS – Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri. Bradford pear trees, also known as Callery pear trees, are notorious ...

John Skinner, community forester, joined us to talk about the invasive emerald ash borer that kills ash trees.

Bradford pear trees were introduced as a decorative tree ... the more it became clear it is a problem threatening our natural Missouri ecosystem,” he said in a statement. “Invasive plants are ...

The Department is once again teaming up with the Missouri Invasive Plants Council to offer the 2025 Callery Pear buyback program. On top of its successful launch in 2019, 630 trees were given away ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is once again helping get rid of those smelly, invasive Bradford pear trees. The state agency is again partnering with other ...

MISSOURI — A Missouri bill that would ban Callery and Bradford pear trees, including five other invasive plants, is headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The state legislature passed the ban ...

A recently completed conservation project in southwest Missouri has breathed new life into the Fort Crowder Conservation Area ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri legislators are taking aim at sales of Bradford pear trees and five other invasive plant species. Under the plan, state-licensed nurseries would need to agree not to ...

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council on Monday opened registration ... 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. "Participants receive potted native trees between 2 and 4 feet tall, in 3-gallon containers," MoIP ...