woody

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That’s bad news for the majority of wildlife on the island that relies on native habitat, like woody shrubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The Stockholm facility, operated by energy provider Stockholm Exergi, will take carbon-laden agricultural and woody residues and produce energy for heating and electricity, in a process known as BECCS—bio energy with carbon capture and storage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The results show that recent fire levels are the highest on record, driven by the spread of woody vegetation and increasingly dry soils.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

In woody surroundings south of the French capital, Paris-Saclay University's campus provides a fertile training ground for future artificial intelligence experts, whose skills are coveted at home and abroad.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Fifteen years after the eruption, the ravaged slopes were dotted with trees and woody shrubs: red alder, lodgepole pine, willow bush.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann