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CSULB Botanist Saw Uptick In Gardening During Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to be stuck at home.

May 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to be stuck at home.

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Brian Thorson, botanical curator and botany technician in the Dept. of Biological Sciences, told The Orange County Register that many people took up gardening as a hobby.


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