Utah agriculture and wildfire officials are starting the spring with a warning about invasive species. Whether it’s Phragmites, crabgrass or tumbleweeds, these unwelcome plants are causing major ...

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Invasive plants are a big problem in Utah. Cunning interlopers like cheatgrass and red brome can outcompete native vegetation, crowd habitats and steal water and other vital soil nutrients.

VINEYARD, Utah — It was a "planting party" on the shores of Utah Lake. Volunteers spread out along the shoreline, digging holes and dropping in natural grasses and plants. The more native ...

They are, however, hellbent on completing the devilish task of removing tamarisk trees, one of the most invasive and insidious evils to take root in Kayenta, the bucolic Ivins neighborhood ...

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.

This map shows the Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area and places, in red, targeted for prescribed burns to eliminate invasive Phragmites plants. The 441-acre central area marked “Unit 1” was ...

GARDEN VALLEY, Idaho — Eleven agencies from Idaho and Utah gathered on Idaho Forest Service land on Tuesday to collect moths that will be released in other areas to control invasive rush ...