Tag: Stinging Nettle
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Removing or Allowing Plant Siblings
As we weed our backyard forests and their edges, we are constantly making decisions about which plants to remove and which to allow. For some plant species those decisions are complicated by various factors, and different restoration practitioners may have different, legitimate opinions.
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Blacktails, Salmonberry, Stinging Nettle, and Cougars
Are there any realistic options for controlling the deer population in Forest Park? If not, will they undo our forest restoration efforts?
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Pulling Stinging Nettle in Patches of Hedge Bindweed
As I fight my way through tall vegetation removing masses of Hedge Bindweed, I also pull out any Stinging Nettle I come across even though it may be native to the Pacific Northwest.