invasive species

Invasive zebra mussels could harm native fish and clog agricultural equipment. Until recently they had never before been seen in the stretch of the Colorado River near Grand Junction.

Invasive phragmites used to dominate the shores of Utah Lake, now volunteers are planting native plants in their place.

The invasive snail, recently discovered in the largest alpine lake in the Mountain West, can spread incredibly fast because it multiplies by cloning itself. One female can produce over 40 million offspring in a single year.

The invasive rusty crayfish was discovered in Lake Granby, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned because of its proximity to the Colorado River.

Utah Lake is a defining landmark of Provo but “people don't see it as a valuable and desirable ecosystem,” says a BYU professor.

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Invasive animals are posing a major threat to national parks throughout the country, according to a new paper published in the journal Biological...

In an open field in Longmont, Colorado, about a dozen people crouched in the tall grass, moving slowly and deliberately through mud that squelched...

The tamarisk plant, also called saltcedar, is infesting waterways across the West. The scaly-leafed shrub can grow taller than a person. It sucks up a...

Western governors want to see more federal action to combat tiny but destructive creatures: invasive mussels. A quagga mussel is only about the size of...

The Nature Conservancy has a new tool to combat invasive plants on marshes along the Great Salt Lake.Ten-foot-tall plants called Phragmites are crowding…