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Posted: 8:48 AM- FARMINGTON -- Utah Wildlife officials have burned about 800 acres of invasive plants in the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.
Officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Management and the state Forestry Fire Department say they burned the plants _ called phragmites _ to make room for more beneficial vegetation. They say phragmites aren't a good source of food or cover for waterfowl.
Last fall, DWR officers sprayed about 2,100 acres of phragmites. The division has put together a 15-year plan to deal with the plants that involves multiple sprayings and razings.
The next step is to flood the burned areas to allow other plants to germinate.
