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Dark matter and native plants

By Lucas Willard

Published September 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT

Ecological Landscape Designer and Co-Founder of Home Earth Alliance Kate Brittenham at IMAGINE Native Plant Farm

Scientists are continuing their celestial search for dark matter from an underground facility in South Dakota.

We’ll visit a native plant farm in upstate New York.

And we’ll celebrate the return of Friday night lights at a new field in Massachusetts.

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Lucas Willard

Lucas Willard is the Executive Producer of WAMC's Northeast Notebook. After joining the station in 2011, Lucas has held several titles at WAMC, including Berkshire Bureau Chief, Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief, and Assistant News Director.

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