Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) is a perennial aquatic weed native to Eurasia and Northern Africa. It was first found in the U.S. in the 1940’s, it was probably brought to the U.S ...

Of the state’s more than 6,000 lakes and ponds, Cobbosseecontee made for a likely suspect. A lake-vulnerability assessment by the Department of Environmental Protection, also in 2018, had given ...

Eurasian watermilfoil is native to Europe and Asia, but it’s been invading American lakes since the 1940s. It grows fast, typically reaching 3 to 10 feet long but can grow as long as 33 feet.

Eurasian watermilfoil, a submerged aquatic in the Haloragaceae family, is an invasive that prefers stagnant to slow-moving water. It can be easy to misidentify native milfoil species as invasive due ...

Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife The invasive plant Eurasian watermilfoil spreads quickly and can form dense mats that harm other aquatic plants and native fish. “Eurasian watermilfoil ...

When aquatic botanist Meghann Bruce found an invasive species nicknamed zombie plant in the St. John River in 2015, she only found it in one spot. She actually stumbled upon Eurasian watermilfoil ...

Eurasian watermilfoil is growing under the crystal blue water of Bear Lake, and Utah and Idaho are trying to stop it. (Photo: Idaho Department of Agriculture) "I think they want to do more.

The invasive Eurasian watermilfoil is now well established in several places along the St. John River and its tributaries, but that didn't stop one group from fighting back.

"Eurasian watermilfoil likely came from some boat outside of our watershed, and it was first discovered just after Labor Day of 2023," said Rob Karner, a biologist with the Glen Lake Association.

GARDEN CITY — Bear Lake Watch is teaming up with several organizations to sponsor a virtual symposium to inform stakeholders about up-to-date Eurasian Watermilfoil science and best practices for ...