Brush management key to improving western prairie pastures
The article details how aspen and balsam poplar invade western Canadian plains pastures, expanding at 5.3 percent annually per PFRA findings. It warns of substantial grassland loss on Crown land and outlines the high costs and variable effectiveness of brush control. An inter-provincial conference in Dauphin on March 25-26 will launch a manual on Integrated Brush Management on the Western Canadian Plains, with experts including Provenza, Bailey, and Irving.