'Save Our Saguaros': Buffelgrass pulling and mural painting – The Daily Wildcat

The saguaro, the iconic cactus of the Southwest, stands tall welcoming you to the Sonoran desert. Buffelgrass, an enemy to the saguaro, threatens that welcome.  Buffelgrass, native to Africa, Asia and the Middle East, was brought to the U.S. for cattle forage and erosion control in the 1930s, according to the National Park Service. But...

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