The US military declared war on... "Russian grass"!
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is calling Russian weed a major problem in the Pacific Northwest and is looking for contractors capable of clearing it near Seattle, Washington.
US soldiers sit in the weeds around Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Photo: Flickr.
According to RT, to eliminate thistle, Russian olive, Dalmatian toadflax and other “invasive” plants, the US Army is looking for a business with an average annual revenue of $7.5 million, fully licensed by the government agricultural agency to carry out herbicide spraying work.
The winning bidder will defoliate 849 hectares of land around Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the U.S. Army Training Center Yakima. The contract, which was announced in early February, will be valid for one year and will be renewable four times, each time for no more than one year.
Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweed, is native to Europe and was brought to the New World by immigrants in the 1870s. Meanwhile, the Russian olive tree - also known as the Persian olive or silverberry - was also brought to America in the 1870s.
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