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New England power line corridors harbor rare bees and other wild things

  • Written by David L. Wagner, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
A rich diversity of animals thrive in these rights-of-way.Author provided

To many people, power line corridors are eyesores that alter wild lands and landscapes, even if they are necessary sites for transmission lines that deliver electricity.

But ecologically, the swaths of open, scrubby landscapes under transmission lines support a rich and...

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