[PCA] NEWS: In Arid West, Cheatgrass Turns Fires Into Infernos

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Dec 7 22:37:44 CST 2012


http://www.npr.org/2012/12/05/166574589/in-arid-west-cheatgrass-turns-fires-into-infernos

In Arid West, Cheatgrass Turns Fires Into Infernos
by Christopher Joyce
December 5, 2012

Cheatgrass is about as Western as cowboy boots and sagebrush. It grows
in yellowish clumps, about knee high to a horse, and likes arid land.

See the link above for the full article text along with audio from the program.





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