Leveling the field for native regrowth
A skid steer with a mastication head works its way through acres of dense invasive species, making way for prescribed fire to be reintroduced and eventually planted with native vegetation. (USDA Forest Service photo by Briana Graham)
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Fighting non-native invasive plants with missing natives
White pine, red oak, witch hazel, buttonbush, red elderberry, silky dogwood, ninebark, a sycamore and a smattering of alder were planted along the Batten Kill River. Photo courtesy Hildene Marketing.
VERMONT—Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest staff joined partners on the Batten…