Wrangling invasive phragmites is daunting, dirty job

FARMINGTON — The muddy marshes and tall grasses stretch on nearly as far as the eye can see, with the wind-swept terrain, bugs and birds occupying thousands of acres.Paul Etcheverry shakes his head."To get out there, it's wicked. You don't know what's out there. It's like Vietnam."Well, not quite — but there's no doubt it is an unforgiving landscape that can suddenly turn dangerous, and dirty.Etcheverry's war is against the invasive phragmites, and his battlefield is the wetlands at