Some causes just seem hopeless some days. But you’ve no doubt met people who insist on tackling intractable problems locally and around the world.
From the Here & NowContributors Network, Tom Banse of the Northwest News Network introduces us to a particularly dedicated fellow who wages a solo fight each weekday morning against invasive English ivy vines in his home state of Washington.
- See more photos and read more via KPLU
- Info on the “No Ivy League” in Portland and Salem, Ore.
- Map of ivy distribution in the United States
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- Tom Banse, reporter for Northwest News Network. He tweets @TomBanse.
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