“We’re committed to providing the best plant options for California, including drought-tolerant and non-invasive varieties.” Bee staff writer John Holland can be reached at jholland@modbee ...

MODESTO- The Tuolumne River near the 9th Street bridge in Modesto has a new visitor blanketing its surface – water hyacinth. It grows quickly and many are scared about what it could mean for … ...

Over 60% of all invasive plants in California were intentionally introduced for use as a landscape plant, a fish aquarium plant, medicinal plant or for livestock feed. Some of the worst invasive ...

PlantRight says invasive plant species are the second-greatest threat to biodiversity in California and the world, after human development. “Invasive plants are like champion Olympians ...

Tourists and travelers driving to visit California’s superblooms this year may see some striking vistas along the way — swaths of bright yellow, perhaps, covering formerly drab hillsides ...

Boaters in Stanislaus County and beyond can join the battle against a new invasive creature. The golden mussel can disrupt native wildlife and clog water infrastructure and boat engines, state ...

Rep. Josh Harder, D-Modesto, toured the California Department of Fish and Wildfire’s nutria eradication program headquarters on Friday.

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Today, invasive plants stubbornly remain across some of California’s most popular parks and landscapes, and by one estimate cost the state at least $82 million each year in removal, monitoring ...