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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. 22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. He chose St.

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Why California Wineries are Embracing Fire to Avoid Disaster

Modern Farmer

They’re well pruned. principal forestry program manager for the Napa County Resource Conservation District , which provides technical and financial support to the community and educates people about being better stewards of the land. Most of the 340-acre ranch is undeveloped, and Morison purposely kept it that way for 25 years. “My