That airless mud can slowly choke out subaquatic plants like Sago pond weed that are key to waterfowl survival. With their rhizomatous roots, cattails can thrive in the same conditions.

the cattails have overtaken the pond. Sedmak believes the likely cause is changes in agricultural practices over the year. It’s likely the surrounding farms have caused water, sediment or nitrogen ...

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Yes, yes, I know, I tossed that screed about turning 74 into the middle of a three-part series last week. Many readers felt ...

Avocets and marbled godwits peeped and chirped as they hunted for breakfast along the shore. Out on the water, tinted orange ...

• Officials announced that Dunkin’ Donuts would open in Loveland in early August at 102 E. 29th St., which until 2007 had ...

Jane was born in Bridgeport, Conn. on May 7, 1941, to Charles Robert Miller and Nanna Taylor and was the oldest of six ...

Sweetspire ( Itea virginiana) — This shrub can also handle part-shade to full sun and will enjoy wetter soil conditions but ...

An aerial view, looking south, of the Okanagan River and newly excavated pond on the Vaseux floodplain, right, in syilx ...

As conservationists know, these clever dam-building rodents are a boon to recovering wetlands. But they can also contribute ...

Invasive ferns have made some freshwater ponds look like lawns, threatening other life in the bodies of water. Mark ...