State experts will be hosting a workshop for consulting foresters in Vermont to learn about getting financial help to treat invasive plants. The Feb. 26 workshop will be held at the U.S. Forest Service supervisor’s office in Rutland. The workshop will be run by the Private Lands Team of Vermont Fish and Wildlife and Vermont Forests, Parks and Recreation....

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation says adult zebra mussels have been found in Lake Dunmore in Leicester. The state tested the specimens after an inquiry from the Lake Dunmore Public Access Greeter Program.

A Vermont town is going to use a state grant to keep aquatic nuisance species from arriving in Harvey’s Lake in Barnet.

A tiny predator could cause big trouble for the ecosystem in Lake Champlain—a popular destination for recreation which is shared by Vermont, New York, and Quebec. The fishhook water flea, an invasive crustacean named for its barbed spine, was first spotted in Lake Champlain in 2018. The discovery of thousands of the pests in recent days—in globs attached to boats...

A tiny predator could cause big trouble for the ecosystem in Lake Champlain—a popular destination for recreation which is shared by Vermont, New York, and Quebec. The fishhook water flea, an invasive crustacean named for its barbed spine, was first spotted in Lake Champlain in 2018. The discovery of thousands of the pests in recent days—in globs attached to boats...

Invasive zebra mussels are threatening an underwater historic preserve in Lake Champlain.