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The Tricky Business Of Cutting Back Invasive Plants

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The Eastern Oregon landscape stretches out to the horizon, an area some people call "the sagebrush sea." 

But it's not all sagebrush... non-native grasses and the native but opportunistic Western Juniper are causing fits in many places, encroaching on the native grasslands. 

Landowners are spending time and effort cutting back the juniper, but new research shows their efforts can be for naught if they leave the juniper cuttings behind.  Researchers Jacob Dittel, Lisa Ellworth, and Dana Sanchez pay us a visit.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is an editor and reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a news host and regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio.