Utah County’s efforts to fight invasive plant growth of Phragmites Australis — the common reed — received a $113,088 boost from the state government. A grant from the Utah Department of Agriculture ...

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Keith Hambrecht vividly recalls his first experience with the bane of American wetlands, a tall, dense reed called phragmites. "I didn't know what it was at the time," he says, remembering working on ...

The fall bird migration is winding down, and as the traveling birds cross the United States, many of them stopped at wetlands. Chances are they saw areas dominated by a tall reed with a big, fluffy ...

Sue Cerilli says town is using chemicals that put the health of native plant and animal species at risk, but the municipality ...

OGDEN BAY, Utah — Fires were set in an effort to get rid of phragmites, a highly invasive grass that is choking wetlands along the Great Salt Lake. Airboats maneuvered through wetlands as firefighters ...

Phragmites Australis might look like a sea of swaying tall grasses in the sun — massive and golden, nearly biblical — but as they clog up scenic views and cause issues for local wildlife on Belle Isle ...

By Cailin Riley The results are in. Last month’s two-week pilot program that restricted motorists from making left-hand turns ...

A prescribed burn is conducted at the Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area in western Weber County on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The burn targeted invasive Phragmites reeds. A prescribed burn is conducted ...

Sue Cerilli says town is using chemicals that put health of native plant and animal species at risk, but municipality insists ...

A team of remote sensing experts, ecosystem modelers, wetland managers, and ecologists worked together to develop a strategic plan for control of the invasive plant Phragmites australis in the Saginaw ...

SALT LAKE CITY — This week is Climate Week, and for Utah Lake there is a lot to be celebrated. The informal party attitude is the result of dedication, a combination of agencies — both volunteer, ...