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Noxious weed expert to speak in El Jebel

Phil Nyland
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White River National Forest

Dr. George Beck is a professor of Weed Science at Colorado State University. At a public event Wednesday, he’ll discuss how to manage invasive weeds.

 

 

Land managers across Colorado work to control noxious weeds before they damage ecosystems. Pitkin County is bringing in an expert to help the public tackle the problem.

Liz Mauro with Pitkin County public works said the discussion is meant to help the public — and land managers — deal with noxious weeds before they are able to spread.

 

“One of our main goals with education is to let people know how important it is to get a lot of these species pulled or sprayed before they go to seed, because some of these species can have tens of thousands of seeds per plant,” Mauro said.

Noxious weeds can push out native species, causing a loss of natural ecosystem function. They can also be harmful to livestock and wildlife.

Dr. Beck speaks Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Eagle County Center in El Jebel.

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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