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Lawrence, Kansas (PRWEB) January 17, 2014
Downy brome is an aggressive, invasive winter annual grass and may be the most abundant plant in the western United States. Ranchers and natural resource professionals agree: downy brome, also called cheatgrass, is a problem. The consensus, however, ends there. These two groups differ in their level of concern about this weed and on what methods they use to control it.
The authors of an article published in the current issue of Invasive Plant Science and Management surveyed natural resource professionals (NRPs) and ranchers in Colorado and Wyoming about their knowledge and management of downy brome. Using focus group discussions and written surveys, the authors found that ranchers tended to be somewhat less concerned about downy brome than NRPs. These practitioners also had different approaches to combating downy brome. Ranchers preferred to graze infested lands in early spring, whereas NRPs often relied on seeding desirable grasses and/or applying herbicides.
The surveys also revealed similarities between these two groups of practitioners. Generally, both groups were most likely to adopt new or innovative management practices when the new measures were compatible with existing operations. Additionally, both groups expressed the need for more information about preferred control methods and alternative solutions to controlling downy brome.
Competing priorities and limited resources were the top constraints for successful downy brome management. For both ranchers and NRPs, other weeds are currently a higher priority and limited labor is available to address downy brome. Since downy brome is not officially listed as a high priority noxious weed in CO or WY, ranchers and NRPs put more effort and money into controlling other noxious weeds. Ranchers also cited lack of information about effective management tools, while NRPs indicated that long-term treatment is not financially viable.
The authors concluded that downy brome management would likely improve if the grass was listed as a noxious weed for which eradication is mandated, and thus more tax dollars might be allocated to effective management. Improved education, including clear identification procedures and information about downy brome biology and ecology, would also help prevent its spread. Ranchers and NRPs should also be better informed about management methods of control that require minimal labor and cost. To conclude, the authors stated that both groups need decision-support tools to help assess the economic and ecological trade-offs associated with various downy brome management strategies.
Full text of the article Managing downy brome (Bromus tectorum) in the Central Rockies: Land manager perspectives, Invasive Plant Science and Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2013, is now available.
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About Invasive Plant Science and Management Invasive Plant Science and Management is a broad-based journal that focuses on invasive plant species. It is published four times a year by the Weed Science Society of America, a nonprofit professional society. The Weed Science Society of America promotes research, education, and extension outreach activities related to weeds; provides science-based information to the public and policy makers; and fosters awareness of weeds and their impacts on managed and natural ecosystems. For more information, visit http://www.wssa.net/.
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Tribune/ Debra Reid - EcoBroker realtor Trudy Brussard of Dickson Realty grows orchids in her passive-solar sunroom with honeycomb blinds for year-round window insulation. Rooftop solar panels heat her water and swimming pool.
Tribune/ Debra Reid - Realtor Patrick Fletcher and listing agent Jan Peck, both of Dickson Realty, showed the passive geothermal furnace and water heater inside a "green" home on the market in southwest Reno. Fletcher said he's in training to be a certified Ecobroker.
With a slumping economy, real estate agents are learning how to tout more than spacious living rooms and elegant kitchens. They're learning how to become more "green-minded."
Acquiring the education to be able to sell homes that are more energy-conscious doesn't make realtors just "real estate agents" anymore. Now they're called EcoBrokers.
Dickson Realty just added its sixth certified EcoBroker to its company through its South Lake Tahoe office, more than any other real estate agency in the state.
"It's actually a pretty comprehensive set of information," said Trudy Brussard, who has the certification at her Dickson Reno office.
Brussard has been with Dickson for 17 years and she's constantly learning new information to help prospective buyers and sellers better prepare for finding that right house.
"(The training) tries to guide you through what the issues are and who to direct people to, solutions for their problems, how to help people find green homes," she said.
Attaining the certification requires completing a curriculum of courses, some more involved than others. It can take up to six months.
Thinking green is the basis for the up-and-coming seekers of the EcoBroker designation. It requires realtors to learn about energy-efficient appliances, solar panels, window protection, everything a developer would add to a new home to make it adhere to green standards. It can involve anything, down the way a house "breathes" with its air filters, Brussard said.
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TOUGH THREE YEARS: David Ayers, the Waimakariri District Mayor, in Rangioras town centre which still has areas fenced off because of earthquake damage.
Every parking space not blocked by fences is full during Rangiora's rush hour.
There is no unhindered path down the main street and pedestrians cross the road several times to avoid cordons around earthquake-prone buildings.
For a town with little damage compared to its neighbour, Kaiapoi, the perceived lack of progress is hard to understand.
Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers has lived in the North Canterbury since the late 1970s. He and his wife live in the only home left on High St - "the most central house in Rangiora".
"I look at fences, so I'm very conscious of our town centre," he says.
Buildings council has "total control over" are being fixed, like the Town Hall.
Most businesses in Rangiora pre-quake are still trading, but many still battle with insurance companies.
Department store Farmers closed its doors in March 2012, after its building was deemed quake-prone. Fences remain around the prime and central spot, which Ayers says has been "certainly significant for the town".
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DERYNEIA, Cyprus (AP) Time virtually stopped in 1974 for the Mediterranean tourist playground of Varosha. When Turkey invaded Cyprus in the wake of a coup by supporters of union with Greece, thousands of residents fled, and chain-link fences enclosed a glamorous resort that it's said once played host to Hollywood royalty like Elizabeth Taylor.
The town's crumbling, war-scarred beachfront hotels have become an emblem of the country's division between Turks and Greeks. In 40 years, few have set foot inside the town, which remains heavily guarded by the Turkish army and twists of barbed wire.
But that grim scene could present a rare opportunity. Massachusetts Institute of Technology architecture professor Jan Wampler calls it the greatest challenge of his career: he and a team of architects, urban planners, business leaders and peace activists hope to rebuild an entire town to correct past errors and mold a sustainable, ecological habitat.
The grass-roots project the brainchild of Greek Cypriot-American Vasia Markides aims to transform the ghost town into a model eco-city, preserve local character, generate revenue for the debt-ridden country and provide a forward-thinking example of planning in a drought-prone country plagued by overdevelopment.
And Wampler who is the project's lead architect, relishes the possibility of getting it right the second time around.
"This is a tremendous opportunity," Wampler said on the sidelines of a five-day brainstorming seminar to solicit local input on how Varosha should be reborn. "Can we design a sustainable, ecological city with job creation for young people that would be known throughout Europe as an example?"
But the cards may be stacked against them. The town has been the subject of repeated calls for its return to its inhabitants as a confidence-building prelude to a comprehensive peace deal reunifying the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north with the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south. The country's complex politics continue to remain the primary obstacle to the town's return and must be resolved to get the project off the drawing board, said Alexis Galanos, the Greek Cypriot mayor of Famagusta that incorporates Varosha.
With peace talks currently on hold as both sides continue to squabble over how a federated Cyprus should be defined, the project is ultimately an academic exercise. But as project collaborators George Lordos and Ceren Bogac said, it can also serve as an example of people-power where ordinary Cypriots from both sides of the divide can upstage politicians by forging what they envision to be the city of their future.
"It's about letting citizens choose for themselves the road they wish to travel on," says Lordos.
Situated on the island's eastern coastline, Varosha was renowned for its white sand beaches and warm, azure waters. Its buildings are just a few hundred meters away from the village of Deryneia, but they are separated by a United Nations-controlled no man's land that stretches across the country's entire length. Unlike other areas in the north where displaced Turkish Cypriots and mainland Turks settled, Varosha remained vacant in what Greek Cypriots say was a deliberate move to strengthen the Turkish Cypriots' bargaining position in future negotiations.
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DERYNEIA, Cyprus Time virtually stopped in 1974 for the Mediterranean tourist playground of Varosha. When Turkey invaded Cyprus in the wake of a coup by supporters of union with Greece, thousands of residents fled, and chain-link fences enclosed a glamorous resort that it's said once played host to Hollywood royalty like Elizabeth Taylor.
The town's crumbling, war-scarred beachfront hotels have become an emblem of the country's division between Turks and Greeks. In 40 years, few have set foot inside the town, which remains heavily guarded by the Turkish army and twists of barbed wire.
But that grim scene could present a rare opportunity. Massachusetts Institute of Technology architecture professor Jan Wampler calls it the greatest challenge of his career: he and a team of architects, urban planners, business leaders and peace activists hope to rebuild an entire town to correct past errors and mold a sustainable, ecological habitat.
The grass-roots project the brainchild of Greek Cypriot-American Vasia Markides means to transform the ghost town into a model eco-city, preserve local character, generate revenue for the debt-ridden country and provide a forward-thinking example of planning in a drought-prone country plagued by overdevelopment.
And Wampler who is the project's lead architect, relishes the possibility of getting it right the second time around.
"This is a tremendous opportunity," Wampler said on the sidelines of a five-day brainstorming seminar to solicit local input on how Varosha should be reborn. "Can we design a sustainable, ecological city with job creation for young people that would be known throughout Europe as an example?"
But the cards may be stacked against them. The town has been the subject of repeated calls for its return to its inhabitants as a confidence-building prelude to a comprehensive peace deal reunifying the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north with the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south. The country's complex politics continue to remain the primary obstacle to the town's return and must be resolved to get the project off the drawing board, said Alexis Galanos, the Greek Cypriot mayor of Famagusta that incorporates Varosha.
With peace talks currently on hold as both sides continue to squabble over how a federated Cyprus should be defined, the project is ultimately an academic exercise. But as project collaborators George Lordos and Ceren Bogac said, it can also serve as an example of people-power where ordinary Cypriots from both sides of the divide can upstage politicians by forging what they envision to be the city of their future.
"It's about letting citizens chose for themselves the road they wish to travel on," says Lordos.
Situated on the island's eastern coastline, Varosha was renowned for its white sand beaches and warm, azure waters. Its buildings are just a few hundred meters away from the village of Deryneia, but they are separated by a United-Nations-controlled no man's land that stretches across the country's entire length. Unlike other areas in the north where displaced Turkish Cypriots and mainland Turks settled, Varosha remained vacant in what Greek Cypriots say was a deliberate move to strengthen the Turkish Cypriots' bargaining position in future negotiations.
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