If the invasive buckthorn that is strangling the life out of Minnesota’s forest floor has a weakness, it is right now, in the shortening daylight of the late fall. With a little help and planning, ...

Q: Can you please explain how to distinguish common buckthorn (which is invasive) from alderleaf buckthorn (which I see is listed as a desirable native plant)? The Seek app can distinguish them but it ...

People fight buckthorn with everything. They cut them with chain saws, yank out the seedlings, douse stumps with Roundup, imprison them under coffee cans and shovel out the roots. They sic goats on ...

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weather has been a passion for Adam for as long as he can remember! Whether it was thunderstorms or winter storms, Adam has always been geeking out. After ...

As Minnesotans gear up for the growing season, the University of Minnesota has a warning about where you buy your plants. A new study details how easy it is to purchase harmful, invasive plants online ...

The city of Duluth is seeking volunteers to help cut down the invasive plant known as buckthorn. Wondering what buckthorn is? It is a non-native, highly invasive small tree that if allowed to grow ...

Buckthorn is an invasive woody plant. The Department of Agriculture lists it as a restricted noxious weed, which makes it illegal to sell, propagate or plant buckthorn. It does not, however, require ...

Approximately 40 goats spent the majority of April feasting at Camp Edith Mayo. They are part of a test aimed at combating buckthorn on the 46-acre Girl Scout camp located near West Circle Drive in ...