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Keep Public Lands Public

Posted on August 6, 2012 by prairiebotanist

In February Mitt Romney told a newspaper in Nevada that he doesn’t know “what the purpose is” of this country’s expansive public lands. I am feeling a bit retrospective today, on a birthday, as my life marches ahead towards middle … Continue reading →

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Garden in the Drought

Posted on July 30, 2012 by prairiebotanist

July (with one day left to go) has been rough on the garden. In Manhattan, KS, the temperature has exceeded 100 F on 19 days and reached or exceeded 105 on 9 days. It has rained just under an inch … Continue reading →

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Seed source and moving up the hierarchy

Posted on July 28, 2012 by prairiebotanist

Back during the winter of 2009-2010 I sowed restoration plots that consisted of twelve grassland species at three sites in three states. At each site I sowed the same species and the same weights of live seeds for each species, … Continue reading →

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