BAR HARBOR, Maine — Maine’s Republican senator is working with a Democratic colleague to try to restore native plants in America’s national parks.Sen. Susan Collins has introduced the legislation along with Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington. Collins said the proposal would create a pilot program at the National Park Service designed to support the use of native plants. The proposal is part of an effort to preserve biodiversity, Collins’ office said in a statement.

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  • Renowned horticulturist, conservationist to speak on native plants in MS. See where
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    04/29/2024 - 10:54 am | View Link
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    04/29/2024 - 6:33 am | View Link
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    04/28/2024 - 10:30 pm | View Link
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    Cavano’s Perennials has joined American Beauties Native Plants as a licensed grower, providing garden-worthy native plants that promise to “make your garden come alive”. Cavano’s is a wholesale ...
    04/28/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
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    Thirteen years ago, sisters Jennifer Johnson and Sonia Bingham decided to start their own native plant nursery in Richfield, Ohio, after noticing a need in the restoration industry for native plant ...
    04/25/2024 - 5:04 pm | View Link
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