When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When an invasive plant takes root, it may be time to make some jam. Horticulturalists, chefs, foragers of wild foods, organic farmers and ...

As we progress toward national invasive species awareness week Feb. 20-26, I thought I’d highlight a few invasive species we’re dealing with here in northeastern Indiana over the next few weeks. One ...

A Calvin College sophomore and a Calvin biology professor recently received $3,000 each from the Undergraduate Research Grants for the Environment (URGE) program. Kelly Edwards, 19, a biology and ...

A retired consulting forester is concerned about the expansive growth of an invasive plant in wilderness areas. Dennis Mash of Windber, Somerset County, is warning landowners about autumn olive, a ...

Q: I am writing in hopes that you can provide some advice about our Autumn Olive. We originally planted it to provide both food for the birds and definition for the entrance to our house. It has ...

FOR THE FIRST DAYS OF THE AUTUMN SEASON. LET’S HEAD TO GROW GREEN. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW AT GREEN. WE’RE AT THE HOME OF BARRY AND LINDA LEBLANC IN MERRIMACK. I’M JOINED BY STEF CIESZYNSKI OF UNH ...

Like so many plants which in the U.S. have become invasive and overwhelming, autumn olive Eleaganus umbellata is a native of the Far East. During the 1800s, enthusiastic expeditions of naturalists and ...

Today, my focus turns to yet another invasive plant and one of the 10 most wanted in terms of problem plants in our region. Our six acres of land in Putnam is mostly pastures and fields with trees ...

There are several sources online for a red, pulpy autumn olive jam (Elaeagnus umbellata). We make this jam, but it does not keep for very long, separating into pockets of whitish goo and red pulp ...

Q: I am writing in hopes that you can provide some advice about our Autumn Olive. We originally planted it to provide both food for the birds and definition for the entrance to our house. It has ...