Clear Sky (www.clearskycenter.org ) is hosting a Grasslands Restoration / Reclamation Workshop on June 12th and 13th. I'm really excited to see what we will discover. "Grass" ( not the smoking stuff) doesn't sound so interesting now does it?
But when you think about the acres upon acres upon acres of land that have been replanted with traditional hay mixes or simply paved over, maintained with thousands of gallons of oil and water year after year, you start to wonder if nature could did it better.
Native Grasses, so i hear, are highly nutritious for animals, are drought hardy, attract beneficial pollinators and support all round ecosystem health.
For me, a feeling arises that restoring native grassland habitats on our land would be 'too difficult'. I think of expensive native seed prices, hard work and a big whoppin 'i wouldn't know where to start'. I have a feeling that my perceptions will change after the workshop. I hope this course will provide some real life solutions and confidence in sowing healthier seeds on the rocky mountain grassland landscape.
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