Foxtails and the damage they can do to the environment and our pets
Listen here: It's spring in the desert, and the flora and fauna are booming here in the Morongo Basin. But there is a particular combination of those two things that don't go together - - small animals and foxtail grass. A common name given to a number of grasses, foxtails are sprouting up in yards, roadsides, and even the National Park. But they shouldn't be. Foxtails in general are invasive, and specific species, the red brome, is particularly present here in the…