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A shortage of native seeds is slowing land restoration across the US, which is crucial for tackling climate change and extinctions

  • Written by Julia Kuzovkina, Professor of Horticulture, University of Connecticut
A shortage of native seeds is slowing land restoration across the US, which is crucial for tackling climate change and extinctionsPlanting native plant seeds on sand dunes at Westward Beach in Malibu, Calif., to stabilize the dunes.Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Spring is planting time for home gardeners, landscapers and public works agencies across the U.S. And there’s rising demand for native plants – species that are genetically adapted to the...

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