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  • Anatomy of a medusahead invasion

    Anatomy of a medusahead invasion

    Medusahead, an invasive grass, is set to take over the West.

    by Cally Carswell, Dec 19, 2010

  • Welcome to the Homogocene

    The rapid spread of invasive species like quagga and zebra mussels could transform the once-isolated and ecologically unique West into just another McDonaldized patch of the planet.

    by Paul Larmer, Mar 05, 2007

  • Fire: Friend and foe

    Recent Western fires have cleared the stage for the rampant growth of highly flammable exotic plants such as cheatgrass and the buffelgrass now invading the Sonoran Desert

    by Paul Larmer, Aug 20, 2007

  • Seeds of change

    Land managers working on post-fire restoration in Utah have to battle invasive cheatgrass in their efforts to bring back the native sagebrush.

    by Eve Rickert, Oct 15, 2007

  • Right and wrong on public lands

    From Conquest to Conservation: Our Public Lands Legacy by Michael P. Dombeck, Christopher A. Wood and Jack E. Williams takes a hopeful view of the ecological future of the nation’s public lands

    by April Reese, Oct 27, 2003

  • Another roadside detraction

    New studies from the University of California at Davis show that roads significantly promote the spread of invasive, exotic weeds

    by Joshua Zaffos, Sep 15, 2003

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