NSW.BiodiversityApr 20

Introduced weed is allowed to spread unchecked.

"Right now, the federal government is weighing up whether to declare buffel grass one of the worst weeds in the country – a “Weed of National Significance”."

"Native to Africa, the Middle East and Asia, buffel grass first arrived in Australia via imported camel saddles in the 1870s. It was later planted for dryland pasture as its deep roots allow it to thrive in dry climates.Buffel grass was first planted in the 1920s and became well established by the 1960s. It enabled significant returns to the pastoral industry, including economic returns in dry years...Valued by many graziers, buffel grass is now spreading so rapidly and widely its severe negative impacts can no longer be ignored...Buffel grass has spread much further and is smothering Aboriginal land, conservation reserves, public places and regional and remote towns." >>
https://theconversation.com/should-this-plant-be-declared-one-of-the-worst-weeds-in-australia-279109
#weeds #InvasiveSpecies #BuffelGrass #PastoralIndustry #bushfires #conservation

Should this plant be declared one of the worst weeds in Australia?

Without a national policy, the spread of smothering buffel grass will continue unchecked.

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Show threadSu_GApr 20

@jhaue
Excellent map shows clearly where buffel grass was first spread by camel driving explorers in SA, NT, Qld, & other states… Usual sad story of an invasive species: “Once buffel grass invades, it dominates plant communities, reducing the diversity of native plants.” And animals especially birds, also ants. ☹️

Glad to learn that SA & NT have already declared it a weed (in my mind I say ‘noxious weed’ but not sure that’s true & not just some lingo picked up from somewhere…). 🙂

If we act now we might be able to get on top of it. 🤞
🙏🏻 thanks for sharing this neat piece of research by Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton & associates. Glad your mention spurred me to read it!

#buffelGrass #invasiveSpecies #Australia #SouthAustralia #reconnectingconsequencesToCauses

Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Mar 14
The "cattle industry" aka colonialist billionaires such as Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest, Murdoch family, Holmes A Court family, and pals opposing a national weed listing on buffel grass. #buffelgrass #australia #colonialism

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Show threadPeter RileyMar 14

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/buffel-grass-weed-of-national-significance-canberra-delegation/106446548

#BuffelGrass #Colonialism #Firstnations #Weeds

Will a national weed listing help control buffel grass?

Traditional owners and scientists want buffel grass recognised as a Weed of National Significance, but the cattle industry opposes the move because it relies on the species for fodder.

Show threadJane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Mar 11
@adriantomlinson.bsky.social Here's the graphic + info re: MLA and their lobbying power c/o @[email protected]. Let's call it done at 13/13! Phew! Thanks for playing! #Buffelgrass #colonialism #Australia #Agriculture
Show threadJane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Mar 11
@adriantomlinson.bsky.social might you know what they're spraying with? Obviously with #buffelgrass, it's something hardcore. I'm guessing it's roundup aka #glyphosate. I have *issues* with glyphosate ⬇️ 8/

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Show threadJane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Mar 11
@adriantomlinson.bsky.social not to be outdone, lets just go through this pack of lobbyists in the ALT tags. Basically what we're looking here is the octopus tentacles of Meat & Livestock Australia, which they all roll into to do the same kind of right wing lobbying. 5/ #BuffelGrass #Australia
Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️Mar 10
Shall we play the game @[email protected] of how many top global land holding billionaire lobbyists are featured in the ABC's "authoritative coverage"? #buffelgrass #Australia #colonialism #agriculture

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ReDATA, University of ArizonaMay 2, 2025
🌿🌧️ Predicting the extent of invasive Buffelgrass is important for its management. Travis Matlock, a runner-up in the @uazlibraries 2024 #DataVisualization Challenge, in collaboration with the USA NPN, created an informative map that tracks rainfall "events" over a 30-day period to forecast buffelgrass green-up 1–2 weeks in advance. Check out the map here: https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.25705419
Travis Matlock (2024). CC-BY 4.0. #OpenData #OpenScience #DataViz #buffelgrass #climatedata #UniversityofArizona
Buffelgrass Forecast Shiny App

This map was created by Travis Matlock as a product of USA National Phenology Network. It is a Raster plus Spatial Point map of Arizona that calculates the number of distinct precipiation "events" over a 30-day rolling period prior to the forecast date. The number of these events, in turn, is used to forecast areas where buffelgrass will be "greening up" in the following 1-2 weeks.A rainfall event is counted as any calendar day with precipitation over 0.25 in. In order to distinguish separate events, a "buffer" of three days with little or no rainfall must occur following an event in order for the next day with rainfall over 0.25 in to be counted as a new event. The first day of the buffer must witness 0" of precipitation. This sequence is calculated separately for each Raster cell and for each Spatial Point to determine its event value.Raster data is obtained from the PRISM climate group at Oregon State University. Spatial point data represents individual precipitation gauges and is obtained from both RainLog and NOAA's RCC-ACIS precipitation data (labels are given by clicking on points in the interactive map).This iteration of this map was entered into the 2024 UA Libraries Data Visualization Challenge.For inquiries regarding the contents of this dataset, please contact the Corresponding Author listed in the README.txt file. Administrative inquiries (e.g., removal requests, trouble downloading, etc.) can be directed to [email protected] item is part of the University of Arizona Libraries 2024 Data Visualization Challenge

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Corey BradshawApr 20, 2025
There's no debate. This is a horrid weed that threatens ecosystems across Australia #buffelgrass must be classed as a a weed of 'national significance' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

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