This winter the city of Boise is going to rip out five acres of silvery-green trees in Kathryn Albertson Park.
Sounds pretty drastic, but these trees are invaders, not native plants, and they’re playing havoc with the park’s ecosystem.
So what is a Russian olive tree? And why is it bad?
Louisa Evers joins Idaho Matters to answer these questions. She’s the vice president of the Golden Eagle Audubon Society, which sent a plea to the city to eradicate the trees.
