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Once Markers for Homestead Boundaries, Abandoned Stone Walls Become Thriving Habitats

A natural world surrounds the walls, like spring ephemerals that grace the bottom stones for only a few months each spring or the several types of ferns that unfurl almost to some of the walls’ full heights.

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Discovery of Invasive ‘Jumping Worms’ Prompts Cancellation of Plant Sale

The Aug. 24 sale date is too close to effectively complete the remediation work and give the plants time to recover.

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Feed Monarch Butterflies, Other Insects Native Plants

Migrating monarch butterflies, classified two years ago as endangered, travel up to 3,000 miles from the United States and Canada to overwintering grounds in Mexico. They need plenty of fuel for the journey.

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