[APWG] NEWS: Invasive Saltcedar Triggers Lively Debate

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Aug 24 09:27:08 CDT 2009


http://www.wssa.net/WSSA/PressRoom/WSSA_SaltCedar.htm

Invasive Saltcedar Triggers Lively Debats Among Weed Scientists and Land 
Managers

Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) is an invasive plant that is crowding out native 
vegetation and dominating the shorelines of southwestern rivers and 
streams. But put a room full of weed scientists and land managers together 
to discuss how to tame the aggressive plant and you'll trigger a lively 
debate about how -- or even whether -- it should be controlled.

See the link above for the full text of the press release.






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