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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Ranchers and land owners in southeastern New Mexico are joining forces to restore grasslands in the area amid the growth of invasive plants and severe drought conditions.

They are seeking to replace invasive bushes such as salt cedar or creosote with vast expanses of native grass, the Carlsbad Current Argus reports .

In Eddy County, for example, conservationists are introducing the herbicide tebuthiuron to hundreds of acres of soil on multiple ranches near Carlsbad. Those efforts are aimed at killing mesquite and salt cedars to make room for native grass.

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