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Using smoke-water and cold-moist stratification to improve germination of native prairie species

Sarah Krock, Sierra Smith, Carl Elliott, Anita Kennedy and Sarah T Hamman
Native Plants Journal, March 2016, 17 (1) 19-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.17.1.19
Sarah Krock
, Wildlife Biologist, AGEISS Inc, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fish and Wildlife, 1210 Mann Avenue, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433,
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Sierra Smith
, Conservation Nursery Manager, Center for Natural Lands Management, 120 Union Avenue SE, Olympia, WA 98501,
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Carl Elliott
, Conservation Nursery Manager, Sustainability in Prisons Project, The Evergreen State College, Environmental Studies Lab II: 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505,
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Anita Kennedy
, Masters Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, 237-238 Natural Resources Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523,
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Sarah T Hamman
, Restoration Ecologist, Center for Natural Lands Management, 120 Union Avenue SE, Olympia, WA 98501,
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