Remove Invasive Grasses

To make a financial contribution send checks or money orders to: Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center ATTN: Jim Kiser, Treasurer 1955 E Sixth Street Tucson, Arizona 85719 Volunteers are needed to remove invasive grasses that are endangering the health of saguaros and other native Sonoran Desert plants. One serious threat is buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare), a grass originally introduced with good intentions by ranchers in the 1930s for use in livestock grazing. Buffelgrass spreads rapidly and has gained a foothold in Southern Arizona. It competes with native plants, reduces critical habitat for unique desert wildlife, and introduces fire into the ecosystem. If left uncontrolled, this invasive plant will irrevocably alter the Sonoran Desert landscape. The Sonoran Desert Weedwackers organizes volunteers to dig up buffelgrass and other invasive grasses from nature preserves, washes and roadsides in metropolitan Tucson. The Buffelgrass Information Center has details on donating personal time and/or funding. Sonoran Desert Weedwackers: http://aznps.com/invasives/weedwackers.html