Different Methods

From Austin Explorer's log of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Restoration Research Trail

Each field is maintained by center staff in a different way. The field is the foreground is mowed more often than the one in the background. Some are also burned periodically to mimic natural fires.

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