Tipoffs for Boulder, Colorado (State) Newsletter for Friday December 20, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
UC-Riverside: An Inexpensive Fix for California's Struggling Wildflowers
RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Rake dead grass to increase flower power
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California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new UC Riverside study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire danger.
The study, published this week in Restoration Ecology, tested whether removing thatch -- dead leaves and debris -- could allow
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