Thursday, June 30, 2011

Border collie sniffs out noxious weeds on Missoula mountainside

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_796fd810-931d-11e0-a643-001cc4c03286.html


Seamus is a professional hunting dog with immense focus and energy, but the 3-year-old border collie doesn't track wild animals. Seamus hunts Dyer's woad, an invasive weed found on Mount Sentinel. Eradication of Dyer's woad is an effort that's been ongoing for 14 years on Mount Sentinel. There are only seven spots in Montana where the noxious weed is found and two spots where it's abundant: Lima and Missoula's beloved mountainside.


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