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11 storiesnewest firstlatest September 21, 2026
A teen angler in New Jersey set a new state record on September 21, 2026, by catching a giant invasive fish that surpasses a nine‑year‑old benchmark. The achievement spotlights personal success while underscoring the persistent invasive‑species challenges facing the state’s waterways.
Manitoba officials detected zebra mussel larvae in Lake Winnipegosis and Waterhen Lake in late August 2026 and now require watercraft exiting these lakes to be decontaminated to stop further spread of the invasive species.
Biologists and the Vaudreuil‑Soulanges Watershed Council manually removed invasive water chestnut from the Ottawa River and Lake of Two Mountains on September 12, 2026, to protect native aquatic ecosystems.
Board‑certified arborist Joe Oszust warned that the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid can kill local hemlocks within a year, urging monitoring and prompt treatment across the Capital Region, including Saratoga.
Isabelle Martineau of Montreal is harvesting Japanese knotweed in Abercorn, Quebec, and turning it into lemonade to help curb the invasive plant’s spread, supporting provincial removal efforts.
Environmental officers ticketed a man for displaying an illegal Burmese python on the Coney Island boardwalk, seizing the snake and reinforcing New York's ban on invasive species.
Isabelle Martineau of Abercorn, Quebec, made lemonade from harvested Japanese knotweed on August 22, 2026, as a single-step effort to help control the invasive plant spreading across the province.
Montreal entrepreneur Isabelle Martineau began turning harvested Japanese knotweed into lemonade in Abercorn, Quebec, on August 22, 2026, as a method to help eradicate the invasive plant.
Isabelle Martineau of Abercorn, Quebec, is processing invasive Japanese knotweed into lemonade to help eradicate the species, offering a novel reuse method amid provincial control efforts.
Four U.S. senators introduced the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act on August 3, 2026, to fund research aimed at controlling the invasive insect threatening crops in Pennsylvania and nearby states. The bipartisan bill seeks federal resources to study the pest’s biology and develop mitigation strategies.
A Labrador named Tilly, trained by Credit Valley Conservation, is being used in Toronto to detect invasive species, helping protect native ecosystems.
