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Birds ARE great carrier of seeds.  We found a cotoneaster bush (decorative) 
growing on our ranch some years ago, and of course we pulled it out.  The 
nearest one was a planted one on a ranch about 3 miles away.  Wind? Birds? 
Who knows.

Another grass that is non-native that many advocate trying to eliminate is 
Hardinggrass.  It was THE grass to plant for pasture several decades ago, so 
of course we planted some.  The livestock don't like the grass but will 
strip the heads off it.  It is course-stemmed and has a root crown that is 
next to impossible to eliminate.  We had some in our lawn and I've tried for 
years to get rid of it.  Anyway, good luck to anyone who wants to eliminate 
it on the basis of it being non-native!  Furthermore, there are few grasses 
anymore that are truly native, at least over a large area.

Barbara


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Betty Edgar" 
<betndez@xxxxxxxxxx>; <AppaLucie@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] California Agricultural product restrictions


> While local programs can have some impact they have to be total. You just 
> can't target horses and hay. Deer eat weeds and carry seeds. Birds are 
> notorious for spreading weed seeds. Tire tread carry sees. Treads in 
> hiking boots carry seeds. Treads in riding shoes carry seeds. The list 
> goes on.
>
> I read something a while back that Fescue is considered "non-native." It 
> was brought over by the British. Of course there are groups that are 
> pushing to get rid of Fescue in the US forest. 



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