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November 24, 2015

Weed summit takes aim at invasive plants in the West

  • An action plan is due in January to help entities collaborate on stopping fire-prone cheatgrass and other invasive species.
    • By KEITH RIDLER
    Associated Press

    BOISE — Finding a way to stop fire-prone cheatgrass and other invasive species is critical if sagebrush ecosystems in the West are to remain viable for native plants and animals, experts say.

    More than 200 federal and state land managers and scientists trying to figure out how to do that took part in the three-day 2015 Western Invasive Weed Summit last week in Boise.


     
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