Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Riverdance trail marking

I'll bet that this is the same stuff that we have growing along all the
irrigation canals here. Ship in a couple of million poor Egyptian farmers
with goats, sheep, donkeys and water buffalo to feed and they will keep it
under control! It'll make the countryside more interesting to ride through
too. <G>

Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
Cairo, Egypt
maryanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.ratbusters.net


Hi Scott,

That "bamboo looking" plant is Giant Reed Grass (Arundo donax), which is a
really noxious, invasive exotic.  There are a myriad of problems, from
displacing native habitats, increased fire danger, and decreased wildlife
values.  Don't know about So Cal., but in Northern Calif, there are growing
efforts, with state money behind, to try to eradicate this stuff. As I ride
the county, I note locations and stands of it, as the county is mapping with
intent to eradicate.  At least up here, there is a chance we can eliminate
it before it takes over all our watersheds.....
Karen


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