Reclamation - restoring disturbed lands

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Reforestation dogs (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They probably aren't actually doing this though - native seeds are a pain in the dick to collect - you're not going to waste them strapping them to a dog lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I volunteer at a preserve that has a "farm" for exactly this reason. Native seeds are gathered in the preserve, grown out on the "farm", and then are harvested and regrown for a few years to build up a seed bank.

At the end the seeds are scattered by volunteers. Dogs aren't allowed in the preserve (it's a sensitive habitat) but if they were this might be one of the rare situations it would make sense. There are lots of rattlesnakes though, so even then it wouldnt be safe for the dogs in the right season for the seeds.

The "farm" we have consists of 4 10ft by 20ft raised beds protected from deer by a tall fence. So far it seems to have made a significant long-term improvement in some areas of the preserve (at least as far as ratio of native species to introduced)