invasive-species

Banned: Callery Pear tree phased ban to begin next month

BY: - January 3, 2022

The offending tree, the Callery Pear or Bradford Pear, will join the list of Class B noxious weeds, and be banned from sale or cultivation in Pennsylvania beginning Feb. 9, according to the department. 

State officials throw their support behind ‘collaborative’ efforts to combat invasive species

BY: - August 25, 2021

The state spends $950K a year to fight invasive species, a top Wolf admin. official told a bicameral agency