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invasive species

The Wabanaki Basketmakers’ Plans to Save Maine’s Ash Trees

The invasive emerald ash borer, native to northeast Asia, has spread to 37 states over the past quarter century, killing nearly all of the ash trees it infests. But in Maine, a coalition of basketmakers, scientists and government officials are plotting a future for their trees.

By Sydney Cromwell

Richard Silliboy uses a machine to pound an ash log in his workshop. Once pounded, the log will divide into layers that can be separated and thinned into strips for basketmaking. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News
A nearly 600-acre fire in Pacolet, S.C., caused substantial burning of tree roots. The roots are where kudzu vines build strong anchor points. Credit: Don Dicey/Conserving Carolina

The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires

By Jaylan Sims

A barge transporting coal moves along the Illinois River near Peoria, Ill. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Invasive Scud Is Threatening the Great Lakes. Pollution Might Be Helping to Keep It Back.

By K.R. Callaway

Trump Cuts Could Hinder Efforts to Stop Climate-Fueled Spread of Invasive Species

By Kiley Price

Hannah Livesay, biologist at the Grand River Mosquito Control District, points out the characteristic white markings of an Aedes aegypti mosquito shown under a microscope at her lab in Grand Junction, Colo.

A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive

Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella Escobedo

A view of Prospect Park in the fall. Credit: Elizabeth Keegin Colley

Part of the New York City Park Experience: Joining the War on Invasives

By Naaja Flowers

Invasive Asian carp leap out of the Illinois River in Bath, Ill. Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images

Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes

By Susan Cosier

The Great Lakes sea lamprey control program is tasked with targeting the invasive eel that threatens fish across the region. Credit: A. Miehls/Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery

By Anika Jane Beamer

A view of the New Croton Reservoir in New York City. Credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Invasive Species Spell Trouble for New York’s Beloved Tap Water

By Lauren Dalban

The Seagrass Species That Is Not So Slowly Taking Over the World

By Bing Lin

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance employees and volunteers work to remove water chestnuts from the Bronx park during “water chestnut Wednesday.” Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News

New York’s Chronically Underfunded Parks Department Is Losing the Fight Against Invasive Species, Disrepair and Climate Change

By Lauren Dalban

As the Federal Government Proposes a Plan to Cull Barred Owls in the West, the Debate Around ‘Invasive’ Species Heats Up

By Kiley Price

Sprawling dunes line the Oregon coastline. Credit: VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Oregon Coast Inspired the Novel ‘Dune.’ Does the Sci-Fi Tale Foreshadow Its Fate?

By Kiley Price

Nutria, an invasive rodent from South America, damage wetlands, levees and agricultural crops, Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

A Big Rat in Congress Helped California Farmers in Their War Against Invasive Species

By Abby Weiss

Climate Change Sends Species on the Move, Giving Invasives a Leg Up

By Matthew Berger

Climate Change Will Challenge Farmers as Crop Pests Spread

By Jeanne Roberts

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