There's an invasive plant in Lake Austin that is causing a lot of concern: hydrilla. The first documentation of the invasive plant in Lake Austin was in 1999, and during the early 2000s, the city of ...

A recent news update highlighted the spread of the highly-invasive aquatic plant hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata). Sometimes called “waterthyme,” this plant has invaded the southern United States, ...

Hydrilla is an invasive plant that can crowd out native plants and alter aquatic communities. The plant was first discovered in Alum Creek Lake in 2021 and has since become a common sight in most of ...

That’s the sound of an airboat, typically associated with the Florida Everglades, but it's now helping to tackle an invasive problem on the Connecticut River. The airboat is part of an ongoing study ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Austin has transformed over the past few months. Thick, green patches of plants line the lake downstream near Tom Miller Dam. Boat docks seemingly surrounded by an undersea jungle ...

Montgomery County commissioners have joined the battle over hydrilla on Lake Conroe, urging officials to use whatever means necessary, including the maximum number of plant-eating fish, to preserve ...

One of the world’s most invasive aquatic plants is now in DuPage County, much to the concern of researchers and state officials. But they said the discovery underscores how public education can keep ...

Lake Conroe officials are upping the ante in the battle against hydrilla. Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and San Jacinto River Authority will dump another 11,200 white amur ...

Hydrilla is an invisible menace until it fills the lake or river that it infests, topping out at the surface. When it invades, ecologically important native submersed plants such as pondweeds, ...