DOWN WITH A. DONAX- A program to help us get ahead of 
a fast-growing invasive grass 06 [“…program is about.”] ...on 
Passport to Texas. 

This is Passport to Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife rolled out a new campaign on 
management of an invasive grass called Arundo Donax. 
 
08— A lot of it you’ll see on the right-of-ways of the roads—but 
also in the creeks and rivers. On the banks.

The program reaches out to people in construction and 
road maintenance. Angela England is an aquatic invasive 
species biologist. She says learn to recognize the plant, 
say something if you see it, and be aware of its presence. 

20—It doesn’t spread by seed. It only spreads by fragments of 
the roots and stems. So, any time there is construction activity, 
or vege management with mowing or tilling that will create 
these new fragments and spread them around—that’s just 
creating whole new patches that will be a problem later. 

The most effective management is herbicide use. Monica 
McGarrity, aquatic invasive team leader says the 
campaign employs a character called Arundo Control 
Man—an everyday hero. 

21—Everyone can be an Arundo control hero. Everyone can help 
to manage it. This is a training program that we’re asking 
everyone to put into play for their safety trainings; it’s plug and 
play. You can order brochures from us online. You can click play 
on the video, and train these groups so that all of them can 
become Arundo control heroes. And that’s what we’re trying to 
encourage.

Find a link to additional resources at passporttotexas.org.

The Wildlife Restoration program supports our series.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, Cecilia Nasti.




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