While millions of dollars is a small drop in the bucket for an industry responsible for $14.9 billion in economic activity in 2022, an infestation could have major impacts on individual wineries.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), invasive species are non-native plants, animals and pathogens that negatively impact the local environment.

The trees prefer well-drained soils and are considered a fire-adapted species. The lack of fire on the landscape ... It is illegal to transport untreated firewood more than 50 miles in New York. DEC ...

By Christopher Walsh The East Hampton Town Board signaled broad support for a recommendation to remove invasive vegetation in ...