grassland
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“Losing them to invasive grassland means a more dangerous fire regime that threatens biodiversity, and the people and livelihoods that depend on Catalina Island.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The results call into question the common assumption that restoring species-rich grassland necessarily requires commercial seed mixes or other expensive measures.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
A number of house were destroyed by a fire in Stourbridge, with officials saying it is thought the fire started in nearby grassland before spreading to a residential area.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
One firefighter was hospitalised and five others suffered minor injuries, the fire service confirmed, with crews continuing to extinguish "hotspots" in open grassland, along a railway and in gardens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She backed into the opening and watched the forest on the other side of the grassland.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The urban-wildland interface — where human development intermingles with wild places such as scrublands, grasslands and forests — is the fastest-growing land-use type in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Species-rich grasslands offer important habitat for pollinating insects, birds and mammals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
An unusually wet winter encouraged dense plant growth across grasslands, shrublands, and forest understories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some 10,000 acres of sagelands were sprayed, by the Service, yielding to pressure of cattlemen for more grasslands.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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