Parks hopes to someday eradicate invasive weeds

July 21, 2005
Source: Rocky Mountain Outlook
Original story — link verified on July 23, 2005

Parks Canada plans to embark on an ambitious nine-year program to reduce and eventually eradicate rapidly spreading weeds from Banff National Park. Seventy-one non-native plant species have been identified in Banff, however Parks plans a control program for 17 of the higher priority plants, including ox-eye daisy and Canada thistle.

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