Phragmites australis, a tall grass capable of growing up to 15 feet high, has been taking over Belle Isle State Park. Also ...

As previously mentioned, native phragmites is often confused as an invasive, and as a result, many have unknowingly removed native stands. In order to avoid this, look for the distinguishing ...

Common carp can grow to ... been going on for 50 years now.” Phragmites have been reduced by 70% — another hard, thankless ...

Fifteen years ago, this biodiversity appeared doomed by an explosion of phragmites, a non-native, deep-rooted reed that spreads through wind-blown seeds and rhizomes. It grows out to four feet in ...

In the 18th century, philosopher James Beattie compiled a list of 17 common-sense beliefs. A few are incontrovertible: “I exist”; “A whole is greater than a part”; “Virtue and vice are ...

Local business owners and elected officials are raising concerns about an apparent uptick in crime in and around Boston Common. Police data reaffirms at least some of these fears, showing at least ...

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