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Community Spotlight: Buffalo National River Partners Stilt Grass Pull in Lost Valley

KUAF | By Pete Hartman

Published August 22, 2023 at 4:05 PM CDT

Buffalo National River Partners, the official Friends group of the Buffalo National River, will be conducting a stilt grass pull in Lost Valley on Saturday, September 9^th. Stilt grass is an invasive species native to Asia. It appeared in the U.S. in 1919 and, wherever it grows, it crowds out native plants. Pete speaks with Melinda Caldwell, Board Member of the BNRP.

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