Stop Invasive Annual Grasses from Destroying Western Ecosystems
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Friday, June 7, 2019
Cheatgrass, medusahead, ventenata, Japanese brome and red brome are the most aggressive species of invasive annual grasses.
Key Points:
- Cheatgrass, medusahead, ventenata, Japanese brome and red brome are the most aggressive species of invasive annual grasses.
- "Native perennial grasses grow in bunches with bare ground around them," said Harry Quicke, Bayer western stewardship and development manager.
- "The thatch layer created by invasive annual grasses results in a continuous carpet of fine fuel, which puts people and communities at risk and perpetuates the cycle of ecosystem degradation.
- Just one example is the 2018 fire season in Nevada where invasive annual grass-fueled wildfires devastated 1.2 million acres of rangeland."