Non Native Grass News Today

Last week, experts from the US Forest Service wrapped up ignition training by conducting a field exercise on former agriculture lands in south Kaua‘i. Hundreds of acres here are covered in invasive grasses, the most common fuel for wildfire in Hawai‘i. Some 25% of the land across the state is covered by these grasses, adding to the overall potential for devastating wildfires.

City codes sometimes encourage or condone ornamental shrubs, trees and other plants that are an invasive threat to our native Kansas plants.

A Maui wildfire victim's father is suing Maui County, landlords, and an electrical company, claiming overgrown wild grass caused the deadly blaze.