WILDSNAP: WILDLIFE IN SOLAR THROUGH NATIVE PLANTING A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES WITH THE RAPID EXPANSION OF SOLAR ENERGY ACROSS THE U.S., IT IS VITAL FOR SOLAR OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE ECOLOGICAL VALUE BY MAXIMIZING BIODIVERSITY WITHIN ARRAYS; YET, OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW SOLAR INSTALLATIONS MIGHT SERVE AS WILDLIFE HABITAT IS CURRENTLY LACKING. THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE THAT SOLAR FACILITIES CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE HABITAT FOR SOME WILDLIFE, SUCH AS POLLINATORS, AND THESE POSITIVE EFFECTS APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO MANAGEMENT FOR NATIVE VEGETATION WITHIN ARRAYS.

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