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July 30: Transplanting Stephanomeria Occultata for Public Lands

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U of U Greenhouse that is shared with Public Lands July 30: Transplanting Native Plants for Public Lands  Where Have I Been? Well, apologizes for the late post, but—to keep it brief—I just found out that I'm moving in less than 30 days from a 1,100 sq ft, two bedroom apartment to a bedroom that's about 120 sq ft. Needless to say, on top of my internship starting, my last semester of college, and running my business, it has been a little rough  finding time to do much else. While volunteering has not been cut out of my priority list, posting about it has.  What I Did: Enough about me, let's discuss the project! I went to the U of U's greenhouse, as it's shared with Public Lands' SLC's Native Habitat Plantings team, and learned how to transplant plants into wetland boxes. I learned about how important it is to plant a plant around its collar (where root and stem meet) and to not have too much air pockets in the soil when planting (but also that it has to have ...