Scientists planted 40,000 seedlings in Yosemite; 3 years later, meadow is still losing carbon

Scientists planted 40,000 native sedge seedlings in Yosemite National Park's Tuolumne Meadows to restore soil damaged by sheep grazing over a century ago. After three years, researchers found improvements in soil organic matter, but the meadow continued to lose more carbon than it gained. Scientist…