[HN Gopher] Railroad Ecology
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       Railroad Ecology
        
       Author : downboots
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2024-11-07 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | Lammy wrote:
       | > Railroad companies routinely clear-cut and/or spray with
       | herbicide any vegetation that grows too close to the tracks.
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       | Cool example of this: drone footage of the Hiwassee Loop where
       | all the Kudzu has been killed, so you can get a sense of how
       | massive just the vines are. Then imagine them with leaves:
       | https://youtu.be/5V3oHAtfh3M?t=256
        
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