Plant Endangered Native Plants

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Anyone wanna go plant endangered native plants that are illegal to remove on the land they want to build data centers? Environmental scientist here. Plant elderberry shrubs Sambucus spp. which are native to North America 😉 it’s illegal to remove them because they provide habitat to Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetles, which are federally protected by the Endangered Species Act 🪲

What it means

A Threads post jokes about planting protected elderberry shrubs on land intended for data centers. The reply explains that the plants are native habitat for federally protected Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetles, creating a clever environmental loophole to stop construction. EN: A Threads post jokes about planting protected elderberry shrubs on land intended for data centers. The reply explains that the plants are native habitat for federally protected Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetles, creating a clever environmental loophole to stop construction.

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elderberry berries / ягоды бузины elderberry shrub / куст бузины green leaves / зелёные листья pink stems / розовые стебли blue sky / голубое небо white clouds / белые облака social media post / публикация в соцсети heart reaction / реакция-сердце beetle emoji / эмодзи жука