Mar 7 2024 - Invasive Species on the Run

 

An invasive species is a plant that is non-native to an area, but does very well in its new surroundings and proliferates.  It overruns every other plant in sight.  But the Youtube news is about towns in utah that have been overtaken by tumbleweed.  Homes are surrounded by piles as high as three meters.   There are dozens of videos of brown, dried tumbleweeds taking over, engulfing cars and the fronts of homes.  Here's a video - I hope it works - they cycle through so many different stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKKxNV5-y8 It looks like high winds and that winter storm caused the invasion.  The videos are fascinating and have made their way around the world. Here's a nice watercolour effect.  This is in Caledon at Plant Paradise.

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