Nearly every Monday morning, five restorationists with Conserving Carolina guide volunteers through the steep hills of Norman Wilder Forest in Tryon, North Carolina. Armed with chainsaws, thick gloves and a pickaxe-like mattock, the group goes hunting for a wily prey: kudzu. The forest’s most prominent features have been overtaken by the invasive vine. The “Kudzu … Continue reading The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires