A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 10:17 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until 11 p.m. EDT ...

The National Weather Service issued a report at 6:38 p.m. EDT on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 7:30 p.m. EDT for ...

One of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota is 5 1/2 miles long and stretches into three pools that, when viewed from above, ...

How Asian carp got here The carp were imported from Asia to the southern U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s to control algae blooms in aquaculture facilities, farm ponds and sewage lagoons.

Sterile grass carp were introduced into Smith Mountain Lake in 2013 to eat invasive aquatic vegetation. Now reaching the end of their lifespan, some are wondering if more are necessary.

When Hennepin & Hopper lakes began 2001 at what is now Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, it was Eden; then common carp exploded and largely destroyed the restoration. After a series of learning ...

MARK TAYLOR | The Roanoke Times;Doug Jessie of Roanoke battles a strong carp during a fishing trip to Smith Mountain Lake last week. The carp hit a fly tied to mimic a cicada.

Back in 2021, roughly 56,700 sterile grass carp were added into the lake to manage hydrilla growth. At the time, the fish destroyed all vegetation, and it took several years to bring the plants back.

"Think of them [carp] as the feral pigs of the water world. They don’t let the vegetation get re-established in Utah Lake," said Russ Franklin, who oversees the June sucker recovery program for ...

MONCKS CORNER — This spring, Santee Cooper is stocking lakes Marion and Moultrie with 109,000 sterile grass carp in a renewed strike against hydrilla.