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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2024/no-mow-lawn-care-tips/>
"Your vibrant green lawn may look lush, but it’s actually an ecological
wasteland.
“The idea for that ideal lawn is that nothing else can live in it,” said David
Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation, a nonprofit
conservation organization. “It’s like a dense, eternally green carpet.”
As our communities have taken over wild lands, this trimmed turf has spread
over tens of millions of acres across the United States, displacing native
plants and leaving butterflies, birds and bees with fewer places to feed, rest
and nest. As a result, their populations have plummeted.
But let your grass grow a few inches, and some of that wildlife starts coming
back. This is the idea behind the “no mow” movement, a push across the United
States and Britain to stop the use of herbicides, pesticides and gas-guzzling
mowers during the month of May.
It’s a good first step, but there’s plenty you can do to make your yard more
inviting to pollinators and other critters.
Here’s how"
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
