[APWG] NEWS: Preventing The Spread Of Invasive Plants

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.vpr.net/episode/54138/preventing-spread-invasive-plants/

Preventing The Spread Of Invasive Plants
Thursday, 08/02/12 Noon and 7pm
By Steve Zind, Produced by Samantha Fields

Non-native, invasive plants -- such as wild parsnip, Japanese knotweed and 
garlic mustard -- are one of the biggest threats to the ecological balance 
of our forests. They are also challenging and expensive to try to manage 
and eradicate. We talk to Tim Schmalz, the state's plant pathologist at 
the Agency of Agriculture, about invasive plants, and what's being done to 
combat them and prevent their spread.

See the link above for the 12:01 audio segment on VPR.