In nature, it's often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to one particular flower that can inspire awe with its great height, there is no better warning. The giant hogweed is a massive, ...

In nature, it's often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to one particular flower that can inspire awe with its great height, there is no better warning. The giant hogweed is a massive, ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is warning residents to avoid the giant hogweed plant. Giant hogweed plants are beginning to bloom across many parts of the state, making it ...

Compared to the travails of Upstate New York winters, the perils of the region’s summers are infinitely more tolerable: humidity, mosquitoes, hamburgers that turn into hockey pucks on the grill. But ...

If Ryan Goolic McClean’s team runs out of time while tending to a giant hogweed site, he rearranges other work. “I will reschedule a different project so we have enough time for giant hogweed,” he ...

Poisonous plants and carnivorous mammals are taking over protected nature spots as conservationists warn they are not being given enough funding to keep them at bay. New mapping of Sites of Scientific ...

STAUNTON, Va. -- Environmental officials in Virginia and other states are warning the public to be vigilant about an invasive plant that can cause burning and blindness to those who come into direct ...

In and out of water, invasive species are here to stay. That’s what Dave Spann, district field manager for the Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District, said about giant hogweed, which ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It’s not Chris Costanza the machinery of the state wants to squash like a bug. It’s his plants. Neighbors have complained to the authorities about his plants. The town of Irondequoit ...