The use of native warm season grasses for critical area stabilization

Native warm season grasses are indigenous to the Northeastern United States but now are found growing naturally only in isolated pockets throughout the region. When Europeans arrived on the continent, there were some impressive grasslands contained within the eastern forest, primarily in burned areas and in “barrens ” or rocky outcrops. Now, the most extensive remnants are found along the coastal strip/barrier islands, railroad/utility rights-of-way and in natural areas along major river systems. The most common warm season grasses found include: switchgras