UMass Amherst Biogeographer to Lead Study on Wildfire Risk Caused by Invasive Grass Species

Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a three-year, $389,975 grant from the National Science Foundation to create the first comprehensive assessment of how more than two dozen non-native, invasive grasses may alter fire patterns and carbon storage across ecosystems in the contiguous United States.