Stephen Thomforde

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March 5, 2018 by Resilience Seed Systems

Floodplain Forest as a Novel Vegetation Instead of a Historic Community and Why it Matters

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Stephen Thomforde 2017 Introduction: In this document the floodplain is defined as the flat plain between the river and the blufflands that fills with water during flood events. This interpretation is based on elevation without any consideration of vegetation or soil classification. This document further constrains the definition of floodplain by soils which are alluvial […]

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October 4, 2017 by Resilience Seed Systems

My Lawn Planted From Resilience Seed Mix

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This is my lawn that was planted using my Resilience Seed Mix, resulting from my research over the past decade. This seed mix is based on the “Grazing Lawn” concept, whereby herds of grazing mammals frequent some areas more than others (e.g. the shade of an oak grove on a hot summer day) and form […]

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October 7, 2016 by Resilience Seed Systems

Achieving ecological and agricultural goals through grazing

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This article touches on how we can achieve ecological and agricultural objectives through grazing. As a grassland ecologist, I have by default become a grazing ecologist. My first 15 years in restoration were focused only on the first trophic level; plants. During the past decade, my research and practice has been focused on restoring the […]

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