{"id":233913,"date":"2026-06-18T22:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=233913"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:54:55","slug":"invasive-plant-drives-ecological-change-in-americas-gigantic-selway-bitterroot-wilderness-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=233913","title":{"rendered":"Invasive plant drives ecological change in America\u2019s gigantic Selway\u2013Bitterroot Wilderness (commentary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Selway\u2013Bitterroot Wilderness was part of the original class of lands designated under the United States\u2019 1964 Wilderness Act: 1.3 million acres, or about 526,000 hectares, of steep river canyons, cold subalpine ridges, dense forest, and weather so unforgiving it shapes everything that survives there. 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