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grassland

[gras-land, grahs-] / ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs- /


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That comes weeks after another grass fire near Heathrow's southern runway which forced 18 flights to divert and destroyed a large area of grassland.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“Losing them to invasive grassland means a more dangerous fire regime that threatens biodiversity, and the people and livelihoods that depend on Catalina Island.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The results call into question the common assumption that restoring species-rich grassland necessarily requires commercial seed mixes or other expensive measures.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Using money from Natural England and the Crown Estate, the Royal Entomological Society is working with other groups to update conservation guidance for grassland sites in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire to study our changing climate.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

One by one the inhabitants of the grassland came alive.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Long-term ecological studies examining the natural restoration of grasslands are uncommon because they depend on consistent monitoring over many years.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The proposal would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, enacted in the final days of the Clinton administration, which barred development across vast areas of public forests and grasslands designated as "inventoried roadless areas."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

An unusually wet winter encouraged dense plant growth across grasslands, shrublands, and forest understories.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

A carefully managed fire could turn impassable barren thickets into prime grasslands teeming with game.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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