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When Should You Haul Spaded Sweet Clover and Wild Parsnip?

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Clara Barton

To determine when it is necessary to remove spaded plants from a site to prevent future seed production we developed an experiment to test the viability of seeds on spaded plants at varying stages of development. Continue reading →

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Wild Parsnip. Is it invasive or just a weed?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman, The Nature Conservancy at Nachusa Grasslands Pastinaca sativa, wild parsnip lives two years, with flower and seed set on year two. Every June you will find us mowing it somewhere on the preserve, as this is when … Continue reading →

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