/tags/invasive-plants Invasive Plants en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-03/losing-our-natural-landscape-to-invasive-species According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the second biggest threat to biodiversity is invasive species preceded only by habitat loss. Invasive plants are spread by natural forces, like wind and wildfire, and largely in part, by unknowing humans. Reporter Lily Jones has more to the story. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-03/losing-our-natural-landscape-to-invasive-species Lily Jones /2020-10-21/in-grasslands-plagued-by-invasives-and-drought-wildfires-fuel-calls-for-new-solutions Across the West, the increasing prevalence of invasive plants, and the growing influence of climate change, is changing the relationship between vast rangelands, drought, and wildfire. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:00:27 GMT /2020-10-21/in-grasslands-plagued-by-invasives-and-drought-wildfires-fuel-calls-for-new-solutions Catherine Wheeler /2019-09-23/a-noxious-weed-is-bringing-a-new-level-of-fire-danger-to-the-west Wildfire is a continual threat in the West, but researchers say an invasive species of grass that’s taking hold in states like Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada... Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:46:12 GMT /2019-09-23/a-noxious-weed-is-bringing-a-new-level-of-fire-danger-to-the-west Abigail Beckman /2019-08-27/troublesome-new-tumbleweed-on-the-scene A new species of tumbleweed is more vigorous and invasive than ones we've seen in the past. Its range could spread throughout the Mountain West. Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:17:22 GMT /2019-08-27/troublesome-new-tumbleweed-on-the-scene Ali Budner /environment/2018-07-12/western-governors-want-to-know-more-about-thistles-hogs-and-something-called-rock-snot According to the Western Governors Association, species like the Canada thistle and common carp aren’t just nuisances -- they’re a matter of western… Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:49:20 GMT /environment/2018-07-12/western-governors-want-to-know-more-about-thistles-hogs-and-something-called-rock-snot Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2018-07-06/theres-a-domestic-war-raging-right-now-against-a-plant In an open field in Longmont, Colorado, about a dozen people crouched in the tall grass, moving slowly and deliberately through mud that squelched… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:02:07 GMT /environment/2018-07-06/theres-a-domestic-war-raging-right-now-against-a-plant Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2018-04-11/in-battle-against-invasive-plant-scientists-seek-to-bring-in-the-ground-troops-beetles The tamarisk plant, also called saltcedar, is infesting waterways across the West. The scaly-leafed shrub can grow taller than a person. It sucks up a lot… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 21:35:16 GMT /environment/2018-04-11/in-battle-against-invasive-plant-scientists-seek-to-bring-in-the-ground-troops-beetles Rae Ellen Bichell