[APWG] NEWS: Invasion of the killer plants (TX)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Feb 2 17:04:03 CST 2007
http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/gardening/02/03/3invasive.html
Invasion of the killer plants
Nonnative species threaten to choke out natural habitats
By Julie Bonnin
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Nature's palette in Central Texas is a muted one, especially in winter.
The buff color of limestone outcroppings and wild grasses is mottled with
the soft gray-greens of live oaks and prickly pear.
So it was strange to find that natural look almost entirely missing when
Rene Barrera, manager of the city's nature preserves, led a group of about
45 volunteers into Blunn Creek Nature Preserves recently.
See the link above for the full article text.
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