[APWG] NEWS: Controlled Burn On UCSB's Lagoon Island Fuels Effort to Smoke Out Invasive Plant

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/061909_controlled_burn_at_ucsb_lagoon_island/

Controlled Burn On UCSB's Lagoon Island Fuels Effort to Smoke Out Invasive 
Plant
By Lara Cooper, Noozhawk Staff Writer | Published on 06.18.2009

You've probably found them in your socks. Or your dog's fur after a walk 
on a coastal path. The spiky, sometimes painful seeds from the golden, 
pillowy grass that coats most of Santa Barbara's coastal zone was the 
target of a controlled burn on Thursday at UCSB's Lagoon Island. The 
invasive plant is not only a nuisance, it also chokes out native 
vegetation.

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