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Buckthorn Wars

January 13, 2022
Eric Jones and his wife, Sandra, own a 160-acre forest and partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to combat invasive species on their property.

Eric Jones and his wife, Sandra, own a 160-acre forest in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. They partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program—Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (EQIP-GLRI), using Invasive Species funding to complete brush management on 38 acres of buckthorn.

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