[PCA] NEWS: Possible hope in Western battle against cheatgrass99

Kwong, Olivia okwong at blm.gov
Tue Dec 9 08:55:34 CST 2014


http://gazette.com/possible-hope-in-western-battle-against-cheatgrass/article/feed/185610

Possible hope in Western battle against cheatgrass
Associated Press Updated: December 7, 2014 at 11:33 am •  0

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A century-long losing battle has been waged in the
West against an invasive weed that is responsible for massive wildfires and
threatens native species and rangeland.

Now, some 65 years after famed naturalist Aldo Leopold summed up the
general consensus in the battle against cheatgrass as hopeless, there might
be hope.

See the link above for the full article text.
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