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forb native, nongrass, broadleaf, herbaceous range plants eaten by livestock. Responsible for a great deal of animal production in arid and semiarid regions. Includes saltbush, sage, shinoak. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It builds soil; reduces the threat of bark beetle and other insects, mistletoe, and disease; reduces threat of catastrophic fire; puts moisture and nutrients into faster-growing, better quality/more valuable stems; increases grasses and forbs for grazing; permanently stores more carbon; and encourages natural regeneration from seeds of the higher-quality residuals. The goal of the restoration is to en courage the growth of native grasses, sedges, rushes and forbs adapted to beach, dunes and swales that are increasingly colonizing the area and to monitor threatened and endangered plants for the Chicago Botanic Garden's Plants of Concern Program. USDA cost-sharing helped fund planting a prairie grasses and forbs (broadleaf plants) mixture in the borders. |
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