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Volunteer at Community Common Action Day warns invasive mustard fuels fires, praises native plants' recovery
Summary
A second-year California Common Action Corps fellow said volunteers are removing invasive mustard at a Community Common Action Day because the plant dries and grows tall, increasing fire risk. The fellow also highlighted native plants' role in slowing fire spread and restoring habitat for birds, and noted the site's recovery since a recent fire.
A second-year California Common Action Corps fellow urged volunteers at a Community Common Action Day to remove invasive mustard from a recently burned site, saying the plant’s height and dryness make it likely to accelerate wildfire spread. "We're taking this out because if you look at it right now, it is so dry and it gets really tall," the fellow said. "So when a fire comes through here,…
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