Open AccessSalvaging Native Plants from Sites Slated for Development: Stop Wasting Resources
Author(s) -
Kayla M. Hess,
Taylor Clem,
Basil V. Ian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fr442-2021
Subject(s) - landscaping , native plant , soil water , agroforestry , environmental planning , geography , engineering , introduced species , ecology , environmental science , biology
This fact sheet provides examples of native plant species that can be salvaged from sites slated for development for urban landscaping. It also provides strategies to increase the economic and logistic feasibility of salvaging efforts. The authors found 80 salvageable native plant species on a proposed development site, 31 of which had the potential to establish in soils more sterile and compacted than the soils in which these species typically flourish.