[APWG] NEWS: Southeast fire officials nervous about invasive weed
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Apr 28 10:27:22 CDT 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvt2KJgIrnWWH03uUckcUSzNbkCwD907FG3G0
Southeast fire officials nervous about invasive weed
By KATRINA A. GOGGINS -- 5 days ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Cogon grass can seem harmless -- even beautiful --
but forestry experts in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama warn it's
a killer.
The invasive weed already has infested more than 1 million acres
nationwide and experts say the Southeast's drought makes the highly
flammable intruder more threatening than ever.
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