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Tamarisk trees are invading, crowding out native trees along rivers in the southwestern United States. But their removal could further imperil the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher, a sparrow-sized songbird.
For decades biologists have tried to remove tamarisk--which grows up to 16 feet tall--manually and with herbicides and other strategies. But they are still losing ground to the sprawling tree. Now, some......
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Grand Canyon National Park River Ecosystem Threatened by Kazakhstan Beetle?
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 21st, 2011
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