AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-127675994/u-s-fish-and.html" title="Facts and information about U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation studies aggressive beach plant.">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation studies aggressive beach plant.</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation studies aggressive beach plant.

The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC)

| January 25, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Sun News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kelly Marshall

Jan. 25--GEORGETOWN | Recent federal funding is paying for efforts along the Grand Strand to study a fast-growing, nonnative species nicknamed "kudzu of the coast." Beach vitex, a nonnative species that is quickly taking over the dunes in Horry and Georgetown counties, and parts of the N.C. shore, is the subject of a study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The foundation gave $47,000 last year to research the aggressive plant now growing in parts of Horry, Georgetown, Charles ton, Beaufort, Jasper and Colleton counties.

Local members of the S.C. Beach Vitex Task Force hope to use the federal money, the first they have…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


Scientists work to ease beach vitex's chokehold: Group building plan to follow...: News wire article from: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) March 21, 2007 700+ words
...coordinator of the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force. The plant has been found...coordinator of the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force. "They wound it with a...coordinator of the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force Contact KELLY MARSHALL FULLER...


Coastal towns battle encroaching plant.: News wire article from: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) April 7, 2006 700+ words
...said Betsy Brabson, coordinator of the S.C. Beach Vitex Task Force. The plant has been banned by governments in Pawleys...dehydrated. David Nash, coordinator of the N.C. Beach Vitex Task Force, who lives on Oak Island, said N.C. officials...


GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY/ UNSUNG HERO.: Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) May 15, 2005 700+ words
...volunteers with the Beach Vitex Task Force, a little-noticed...biologist with the task force. The kudzu could...from under the beach vitex and carried off...be mistaken for beach vitex. Contact the task force, (843) 546...


Plant brought to S.C. to control erosion takes over dunes and other plants.: Newspaper article from: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly October 11, 2004 700+ words
...damaged the dunes in 1989, beach vitex spreads by seeds that are washed...who heads the South Carolina Beach Vitex Task Force, said if nothing is done to...slide across and hug the sand, beach vitex roots about every two and a...


'Beach Kudzu' Threaten S.C. Dunes, Plants.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 5, 2004 700+ words
...damaged the dunes in 1989, beach vitex spreads by seeds that are washed...who heads the South Carolina Beach Vitex Task Force, said if nothing is done to...slide across and hug the sand, beach vitex roots about every two and a...


Keeping shy creatures safe: Turtles' annual crawl to the dunes fretted over by...: News wire article from: Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) May 17, 2007 700+ words
...also is continuing to eradicate beach vitex on the Grand Strand, Mary Schneider...135,000 for eradication of beach vitex and restoration of native dune...Brabson, director of the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force. "I'm pleased with what this...


Container ship firm's fines help fund conversation efforts in South Carolina.: Newspaper article from: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) August 8, 2006 700+ words
...grant to Clemson University will pay for the Beach Vitex Task Force to begin pulling out the invasive weed and...on our promise to the public to get rid of beach vitex," said Betsy Brabson, task force South Carolina coordinator. Ten conservation...


Invasion of the Beach Kudzu AH: Korean pest takes root on Folly's shore.: Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) July 9, 2004 700+ words
...kudzu" is a fast-growing killer. Also known as beach vitex, a patch of the invading weed is spreading fast...water hyacinth. A newly formed, multi-agency Beach Vitex Task Force just won a $47,000 grant to establish a program...


Task force: GM viability plan has 5 key flaws.(NEWS)(General Motors Corp.): Magazine article from: Automotive News LaReau, Jamie April 6, 2009 700+ words
...LaReau President Barack Obama's auto task force says General Motors will be hard-pressed...viability plan GM submitted Feb. 17, the task force demanded that GM intensify its restructuring...a statement released last week, the task force criticized GM's assumptions in five...


Task force discusses ridgeline protection law.: Newspaper article from: North County Times (Escondido, CA) June 28, 2005 700+ words
...Sterrett Jun. 28--SAN MARCOS -- A task force charged with designing a law to protect...preserve the city's scenic skylines. The task force members commented about what a ridgeline...affect their development plans, but task force members said they would consider the...

For more facts and information, see all results

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: