Brambles and Blackberries on My Oregonian Hillside

The surprising health benefits of waging a war on an invasive species

Half the battle, on my driveway Julia Hubbel

I met my neighbor, Emily, yesterday afternoon. She’s a tiny slip of a girl, with a toddler. I was getting mail, she was putting her youngster in the car. I asked if she minded if I went after the enormous, overwhelming blackberry thicket that separated our houses…