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Tag Archives: restoration
Native and Exotic Plants: Problematic Terminology
I have always taken terms like “native” and “exotic” for granted. Native species may be assigned ecological value, but it is what they reveal about our natural heritage that I have always valued more. As integral parts of my human … Continue reading
Posted in native plants, restoration
Tagged botany, ecology, exotic, invasive, native, natural area, plants, reconstruction, restoration, wildflowers, Wisconsin
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Rough Thoughts on Restoration and Diversity from the Arid Grass and Sage
We live in a society that replaces craftsmanship and beauty with functionality. We don’t raise animals. We produce them by the tens of thousands inside walls, and then we thaw and heat them according to the instructions on the package. … Continue reading
Posted in native plants, restoration
Tagged biomass, conservation, diversity, ecosystem function, meaning of life, restoration, richness
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Seed source and moving up the hierarchy
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
Posted in restoration
Tagged common gardens, ecology, local adaptation, prairie, restoration, tallgrass
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