Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks

Associated Press by Tracie Cone | Oct. 11, 2008 (News Report)

Seven hundred grow sites were discovered on U.S. Forest Service land in California alone in 2007 and 2008 — and authorities say the 1,800-square-mile Sequoia National Forest is the hardest hit.

Weed and bug sprays, some long banned in the U.S., have been smuggled to the marijuana farms. Plant growth hormones have been dumped into streams, and the water has then been diverted for miles in PVC pipes.

Rat poison has been sprinkled over the ... Full Story »

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 by Denise Clendening - Oct. 11, 2008

Interesting and well sourced story on the increased use of National Parks for growing marijuana and the resulting environmental damage. It would have added to the story to know how much ranger time is spent on this problem and if their budget has been increased. Interesting that illegal pesticides are reportedly smuggled into the country but not marijuana. Worth reading.

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