The conservation authority program targeting phragmites covers the cost of herbicides and equipment, and landowners are asked to cover costs for a licenced exterminator, about $50 an hour.

An invasive grass threatens Sudbury ecosystems. Snowmobilers are urged to clean machines, stay on trails and report phragmites sightings to prevent spread.

If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through a particularly infuriating thread of comments online, you might have come across someone interjecting with some version of the words “touch grass.” This ...

Phragmites australis, also known as Common Reed, is a non-native perennial grass that invades wet or moist areas, growing both on land (terrestrial) and in water (aquatic). This tall grass can reach ...

Alongside the energetic Fire-type and the swift Water-type, the Grass-type is known to be much calmer. As such, they are often recommended by Pokémon Professors as starter Pokémon, as their relaxed ...

Half of the NFL's stadiums use natural grass while the other half use synthetic turf, sparking an ongoing debate about player safety. Many NFL players prefer grass, believing it is less taxing on ...

When you look across a field of miscanthus, it’s “hypnotically beautiful,” says Emily Heaton, whose family farm has for two decades grown the first commercial field of this grass in Illinois. Dense, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four organizations across northern Ohio, including one in Greater Cleveland, will receive nearly $75,000 in grants to combat phragmites, a common invasive reed. The funds, which are ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Nearly $315,000 in federal funding is headed to local groups across the region to step up control of invasive phragmites, an aggressive reed that overwhelms shorelines and wetlands. On ...

The Grass League bills itself as the world’s first “high-stakes par-3 golf league”–a bold departure from traditional 18-hole, week-long golf tournaments. Instead of long rounds and weekend-long ...

Lawn-care pros cringe at how homeowners often cut their grass — way too short. Scalping a lawn is bad news because it repeatedly reduces the vegetation that’s trying to build energy to fuel the roots ...