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Landscaping In Poor Air Quality

Smoke-filled skies from distant wildfires can affect outdoor employee health. Here's what to do.

Irrigation Restrictions Coming As West Battles Historic Drought

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California and much of the western U.S. are entering a period of historic drought that experts say will stretch tight water supplies, increase wildfire risk, and bring new water-use restrictions — particularly for outdoor landscape use — as the summer unfolds. Westlands Water District, which serves farms and rural communities ...

Australian Research Finds Turf Helps Bushfire Management

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  Pre-pandemic, the unprecedented 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season, which ran from June 2019 to May 2020, dominated global headlines. Colloquially known as the “Black Summer,” it had a devastating effect on lives, homes, and precious ecosystem. Here in the U.S., we battled our own raging fires in Oregon and California ...