The parts of the spray fields that aren’t wooded were planted hTC last fall with reed canary grass, which is used for animal forage. About 30 acres not being sprayed were planted in alfalfa.

Reed canary grass is a perennial grass that grows in dense mats that can reach up to nine feet tall. It loves light, and moist fertile soil, growing most often in wetlands, ditches and soggy fields.

With the reed canary grass beaten back, Nahant managers will then reseed the ground with native plants in the late fall and early winter. That time of year works best, because native plants ...

Research by the Bio-Re-Gen (Biomass, Remediation, re-Generation) project team at Teesside University has revealed that reed-canary grass can be turned into an excellent fuel for biomass power stations ...

Let’s look at some of the basic features of reed canary grass before we make the leap towards eliminating it. Its three- to 10-inch green blades taper from base to tip, ranging in width from one ...

A long-term research has revealed that reed canary grass can be turned into an excellent ‘green’ fuel for biomass power stations and, on a smaller scale, boilers in buildings like schools.

These days most of the sloughs at the K-Farm have evolved into solid reed canary grass. What a welcome gift! It has just been amazing how this prolific grass planted itself in our sloughs.