Mowing for conservation

A tractor tows a mower to cut grass down beside a field of a different kind of plant, with a barn and trees in the background.

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Mowing for conservation

Mowing controls grasses and encourages the growth of plants that provide food for birds.

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Photo By/Credit

Julia Pinnix/USFWS

Facility

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Species

Alisma

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Habitat conservation

Resource management

Wildlife management

Wildlife refuges

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