"Our invasive Plant Crew has been hard at work." Local group shares powerful before-and-after photos of invasive species removal: 'A collaborative approach' first appeared on The Cool Down.

What is kudzu? Did you know that this plant isn't actually from the southern US? These are fast-growing, invasive vines native to Japan and southeast China that have become a major ecological concern.

sucking the plants’ vital juices. In places where it was once relatively easy to get a photograph of kudzu, the bug-infested vines are so crippled they can’t keep up with the other roadside weeds.

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change-driven extinction. If ...

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, ...

“Alabama’s climate is suitable for a wide range of plant species to establish and grow,” Russell said. “Seed from unsolicited ...

while invasive insects such as the spotted lanternfly can actually kill crop plants. In forest systems, kudzu — a highly invasive vine in the United States — grows rapidly and smothers trees ...

Residents should not plant the seeds and should turn in unopened ... because some could have invasive potential like cogongrass, kudzu or Chinese privet that aggressively spread.” ...