Invasive weed posing ‘tremendous risk’ to Connecticut spreads to fragile waterways. It crushes native plants.

Another summer has produced mixed results in the fight against hydrilla, the pernicious, aquatic weed choking the Connecticut ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT Federation of Lakes supports controlling hydrilla with herbicides

The Connecticut Federation of Lakes strongly supports the ongoing efforts of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CT Agricultural Experiment Station, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and ...
WRAL

Lake Gaston neighbors could pay more for weed removal

Northampton County is cutting its contribution to hydrilla control. Other counties could follow suit, putting more of the burden on homeowners. Homeowners on Lake Gaston can expect to pay more this ...
The Daily Sentinel

Lawmaker: Put gas tax to use fighting hydrilla

Local fishermen say that neither of the aquatic plants are really a problem in Lake Nacogdoches or Sam Rayburn Reservoir, but giant sylvania, which floats around in lakes, is turning into a big ...

Austin battles invasive hydrilla with more sterile carp in Lake Austin

Austin plans to introduce more sterile grass carp to control invasive hydrilla in Lake Austin. AUSTIN, Texas — The city of ...
The Times and Democrat

Sterile grass carp battle Santee Cooper Lakes hydrilla

MONCKS CORNER — This spring, Santee Cooper is stocking lakes Marion and Moultrie with 109,000 sterile grass carp in a renewed strike against hydrilla. Hydrilla is a non-native aquatic weed that is ...
Hartford Courant

U.S. Army Corps proposes adding herbicide to CT River to control invasive weeds. What to know.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District is proposing to apply herbicide to the waters of the Connecticut River watershed for the control of hydrilla, according to the agency. Hydrilla is ...
AOL

NY DEC grants include $52K to Tompkins County for Cayuga Lake hydrilla cleanup

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation recently awarded nearly $3 million to 43 organizations to reduce the impacts of invasive species statewide. Grants were awarded in six categories, ...
Yahoo

Lake Austin battles hydrilla invasion

Hydrilla is an invasive aquatic plant that can cause problems The City of Austin and the LCRA spoke out about the issues AUSTIN, Texas - A prominent Austin real estate is sounding an alarm about what ...
Hartford Courant

Invasive plants choke CT waterways. The state will fund groups with proposals to reduce the threat.

Connecticut’s environmental agency announced that it is accepting applications from nonprofit groups and governments that want to share a $500,000 grant the state is making available to reduce threats ...
Houston Chronicle

More grass carp to be added to Lake Conroe

The San Jacinto River Authority and Texas Parks and Wildlife officials decided to dump 13,800 grass carp into congested Lake Conroe to combat spreading hydrilla after a September survey showed rapid ...