FERRIBURGH — Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus), with its striking yellow flowers, is a beautiful plant, but also a threat to our priority natural communities and native plants. In recent years, it has gained a foothold in many Lake Champlain wetlands and floodplain forests.Lewis Creek Association (LCA), in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, and HRS/Riverscape Ecology. began studying this problem in 2015. This year LCA wrapped up a three-year study of yellow i … (read more)