Collectively, Chicago region forest preserves, including those in Lake and Cook counties, spend more than $1 million annually to eradicate buckthorn and honeysuckle, two of the area’s most invasive ...

Eric Becker (left) and Timothy Jones pull out invasive buckthorn plants by the roots at Dow Gardens Monday afternoon. If allowed to grow freely, the plant will take over an entire area. The exotic ...

Q: Can you please explain how to distinguish common buckthorn (which is invasive) from alderleaf buckthorn (which I see is listed as a desirable native plant)? The Seek app can distinguish them but it ...

People fight buckthorn with everything. They cut them with chain saws, yank out the seedlings, douse stumps with Roundup, imprison them under coffee cans and shovel out the roots. They sic goats on ...

Dear Master Gardener: I’m looking for projects I can do during this weird snowless winter. Is this a good time to remove buckthorn? Answer: Yes, winter can be an excellent time to go after your ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- It's been an ongoing battle for years in Minnesota: The fight against invasive buckthorn. You may have seen efforts to get goats to eat the stuff. Now, researchers are looking to ...

Many people have questions about the serious buckthorn problem. This is the time of year to more easily identify buckthorn and determine how large the problem really is. In early November most other ...

Hiding in plain sight as a narrow access point at 1620 Ridge Road in Highland Park is actually an entrance to a 15.7-acre ...

There are nearly 150 species of invasive plants in Wisconsin, causing damage to the economy, ecosystems and human health in the state, according to the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin. Mary ...