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One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant

Miconia, a plant native to Mexico, grows taller than native Hawaiian plants. A single plant can produce 10 million seeds a year, proliferating rapidly. Unable to land their helicopters, marksmen shoot Miconia plants at the stem with paintballs filled with herbicide while flying. Killing the whole plant without damaging any wild plants.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 5 Length 02:20 Premiere: 08/03/22

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S1 E5 Length 55:55 Premiere Date 08/03/22

Desert Worlds
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Water Worlds
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S1 E1 Length 55:54 Premiere Date 07/06/22

How Do You Pollinate 40 Million Almond Trees?
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One Sharpshooter Way to Stop an Invasive Plant
Clip Length 02:20 Premiere Date 08/03/22

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Seeds that Literally Run Away
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