http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 12. http://www.hcn.org/issues/305/15767 John Leland’s book, Aliens in the Backyard, discusses both the dangers and the benefits arising from the vast number of exotic species in North America – including human beings No publisher Staff Wildlife Other Wildlife Agriculture Weeds Exotic Exotic species botany biology plants animals weeds Asian tiger mosquitoes eucalyptus trees Japanese cherry trees honeybees carrots imported plants imported animals introduced species ecology 2010-02-05T09:26:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/258/14256 New studies from the University of California at Davis show that roads significantly promote the spread of invasive, exotic weeds No publisher Joshua Zaffos Exotic Weeds cheatgrass leafy spurge knapweed Jayne Belnap Jonathan Gelbard Susan Harrison roadless areas 2010-02-05T10:13:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/252/14027 Go Natives! No publisher Gretel Enck Weeds 2008-07-16T23:56:53Z Letter to the Editor http://www.hcn.org/issues/193/10191 Natural resources professor Leigh Frederickson is working with ranchers to test whether carefully managed grazing can help control the spread of noxious weeds, particularly whitetop, on the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. No publisher Marcia Darnell Weeds 2010-02-05T08:33:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/179/5812 A profile of Forest Service botanist Steve Monsen describes his battle with squarrose knapweed, which is infesting the western part of Utah, where Monsen has spent his life. No publisher Lisa Jones Weeds 2010-02-05T09:01:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/179/5811 Some facts and statistics about the spread of weeds in the West. No publisher Staff Weeds 2010-02-05T09:01:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/179/5810 Ecologist Joy Belski believes that cattle are the prime culprit behind the rapid spread of weeds in the Great Basin. No publisher Paul Larmer Weeds 2010-02-05T09:01:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/179/5808 In the wake of the huge fires that swept across the Great Basin in August 1999, the BLM is seeking ways to restore the sagebrush landscape and to control the fire-prone cheatgrass that now infests it. No publisher Jon Christensen Weeds 2010-02-05T09:01:34Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/99/3082 The Nature Conservancy's report, "America's Least Wanted," lists the 12 most threatening invaders of U.S. ecosystems. No publisher Staff Weeds 2010-02-05T08:32:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/99/3074 The non-native weeds covering Mount Sentinel in Missoula, Mont., prompt an emotional debate over the possible use of pesticides to eradicate them. No publisher Mark Matthews Weeds 2010-02-05T08:32:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/12/353 Marijuana dropped into Maricopa County, Ariz., irrigation canal could sprout plants all over county. No publisher Staff Weeds 2010-02-05T08:46:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/179/5809 The fire-loving weed cheatgrass is taking over the Great Basin's overgrazed sagebrush steppes, and BLM scientists are struggling to find a way to eradicate the non-native weeds and restore the land before it all goes up in flames. No publisher Jon Christensen Weeds 2010-02-05T09:01:35Z News Article