Wildlife Gardeners - North American Wildlife Gardening - Invasive Flora http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/ A good place to discuss noxious weeds, invasive, potentially invasive plants en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/images/styles/desert_green/misc/rss.jpg Wildlife Gardeners - North American Wildlife Gardening - Invasive Flora http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/ Tackling invasive species through film http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6970-tackling-invasive-species-through-film.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:37:23 GMT Tackling invasive species through film
Documentary produced in Lanark Highlands
Aug 25, 2010 - 3:37 PM

YourOttawaRegion Article: Tackling invasive species through film
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When Ottawa resident Matt Mitchell found himself in Lanark Highlands tasked with making a film about invasive species, he didn’t know a zebra mussel from a rusty crayfish.

But after a summer of investigating the effects of non-native plants, he’s an expert.

“I knew absolutely nothing,” Mitchell said. “It was a lot to digest...
]]> Invasive Flora Staff http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6970-tackling-invasive-species-through-film.html The Problem with Japanese Stiltgrass (Video) http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6933-problem-japanese-stiltgrass-video.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:33:20 GMT The Problem with Japanese Stiltgrass (Video)
by gregory wendt

The Problem with Japanese Stiltgrass on Vimeo
Commentary provided by Chris Evans ]]> Invasive Flora Staff http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6933-problem-japanese-stiltgrass-video.html Trojan Horse attack on native lupine http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6915-trojan-horse-attack-native-lupine.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:31:13 GMT Trojan Horse attack on native lupine Tiny mice advance under of invasive beachgrass to feast on seeds of endangered plant Public release date:... Trojan Horse attack on native lupine
Tiny mice advance under of invasive beachgrass to feast on seeds of endangered plant
Public release date: 13-Aug-2010
Contact: Diana Lutz
Washington University in St. Louis

Trojan Horse attack on native lupine
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It's a battle between an invasive plant and a native plant, but with a new twist. The two plants, European beachgrass and Tidestrom's lupine, are not in direct competition, and yet the beachgrass is helping to drive the lupine over the cliff.

European beachgrass provides cover that allows a timid deer mouse to get close enough to the lupine to snip off stalks of lupine fruits without being nabbed by overflying birds.

In the August issue of Ecology, biologists at Washington University in St. Louis report on...
]]> Invasive Flora Staff http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6915-trojan-horse-attack-native-lupine.html Norco riders reject arundo removal http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/invasive-flora/6836-norco-riders-reject-arundo-removal.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:06:12 GMT Norco riders reject arundo removal
10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, August 5, 2010
By Leslie Parrilla
The Press-Enterprise

Norco riders reject arundo removal | Corona | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
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Temperatures dropped as Bobbie Pope rode a quarter horse through lush bamboo-like tunnels to escape the blazing Norco heat this week, something she won't be able to do next month when clearing of the well-known trails starts.

Some people in Horsetown USA oppose the arundo removal project because it will destroy longtime riding trails used daily by dozens of equestrians.

The arundo removal and restoration project is being headed by the Army Corps of Engineers as part of...
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