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Environment & Climate

Upfront investment in native plants can pay dividends against buckthorn

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Upfront investment in native plants can pay dividends against buckthorn

New University of Minnesota research offers land managers a practical strategy for keeping invasive buckthorn from returning: remove the shrub and sow native grasses and wildflowers as early as possible.

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