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A year ago, my journal shows, I snowshoed into the woods behind the house one afternoon, stepped out of a binding unawares, and sank up to — well, to the top of my inseam. This year the snowshoes ...

With Halloween only a few days away, the 4-inch scratch that bloodied my forehead almost looked planned. When I saw my mom that same weekend, she looked at my shins and asked if I had been in a cat ...

A Lake Zurich-based volunteer group launched a buckthorn bounty program to give local homeowners incentives to eliminate the invasive buckthorn tree. Despite the efforts of municipalities and ...

WOODBURY, Minn. - Here is a familiar sight: green shiny leaves with small yellow and brown dots -- the invasive species, buckthorn. Killing it with chemicals bothered Woodbury native Matt Hamilton so ...

FERTILE, Minn. – The University of Minnesota-Crookston Natural Resources Club will lead a buckthorn removal demonstration project from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Agassiz Environmental Learning ...

Q. I heard buckthorn is an invasive plant. I want to remove it from my yard, but then what do I do with it? I don't want the seeds to germinate. A. Buckthorn is a native to Europe and western Asia and ...

Billings wants to help homeowners tackle a noxious weed that can be found in yards across the city. Funded through a $25,000 grant from the Montana Department of Agriculture, the City of Billings ...

One Michigan park ranger declared war against the invasive buckthorn that overtook the habitat of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake at the Dickerson Lake Fen in Michigan's Seven Lakes State Park. The ...

New University of Minnesota research suggests that seeding native plants alongside invasive removal efforts may turn the tide in the battle against buckthorn. Buckthorn is one of Minnesota's most ...