Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of March 5, 2018 ~ 'The impact of invasive species is staggering'

Thomas F. O'Mara

March 5, 2018

Estimates have pegged the nationwide economic cost of invasive species at $120 billion annually in terms of environmental cleanup, eradication, destroyed crops, and other agricultural losses, and diminished recreational and tourism opportunities.

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This week, "The impact of invasive species is staggering" 

 

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