Researchers aim to control “perfect weed” in Connecticut River’s western Massachusetts sites

Researchers aim to control “perfect weed” in Connecticut River’s western Massachusetts sites

It’s often referred to as “the perfect weed.” And experts say it is choking out large swaths of the Connecticut River and its tributaries. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation held a hybrid public stakeholder meeting at Longmeadow High School to provide details about a proposed research and demonstration project in an area of the river between Longmeadow and Agawam.  The target…