[APWG] NEWS: Southeast fire officials nervous about invasive weed

[Olivia Kwong]

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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