There are some good alternatives to grass, or stuff that can be mixed in, that can provide more benefit for the environment and with less maintenance on your part. I get a bit jealous of people who's lawns are all clover or moss cuz they don't gotta do shit and it looks great.
There are plenty of insects reliant on native plant life which the average monoculture lawn is typically devoid of, hence the collapse of pollinators worldwide. Many of the grasses comprising of monoculture lawns are not the native food of many important pollinating insects, hence spaces of dead area they cannot use for food. Just because there are insects in your lawn doesn't mean it's normal biodiversity
The fight for higher property value will destroy the world lol
They are a very giant reason why actually. Like I said, many of the grasses that comprise monoculture lawns are not natural prey for native insects, hence why they are biodiversity dead zones. With less areas they can inhabit, insects are dying off en masse. Sure there are a variety of reasons why this is happening but lawns are a huge one, especially with the growth of cities
This is last summer, currently it looks like a weed infested mess, as it should. 😈
Yeah true. But since those are obviously off limits, it's pretty crazy that we're also making our lawns off limits as well. We could really help instead of contributing to the problem with the only downside being an increase of bugs (aka signs of biodiversity returning)
I don't understand what my computing devices have to do with ecosystem collapse. Weird whataboutism. Ensuring food for future generations is vitally important
This is last summer, currently it looks like a weed infested mess, as it should. 😈
I still haven't mowed, but I live in a colder climate so it's only lately been getting a bit long. I'll cut it this weekend, but it's not that bad yet.
What particular aspect of my computing devices are you talking about? How is it relevant to the topic at hand? Maybe we can talk about it in that thread lol I'm so confused. Anyways, foregoing an environmentally destructive yard is much easier than foregoing having a phone, which is often necessary for having a job in the US. But I'm still at a loss at this connection you're making lol
Again I'm not sure what that has to do with creating dead zones for biodiversity in areas which could easily house it. The minerals for this phone were mined far before I ever even conceived of buying it. It's just a weird comparison completely unrelated to the crisis at the heart of this article. It's also very trivial to do better about
strong vibes here.
Just ignore the thread if it makes you so upset. Please.
it's easy to not make your lawn a biodiversity dead zone than to not use a computer
Do you have this same attitude towards other campaigns that are meant to reach a wide variety of people and may not be directly targeted towards you?
It's too late anyway it's June!! We need a nature activity that is Iowan friendly for this month 🤔
Again I'm not sure what this has to do with the topic at hand. It's much easier for someone to rid themselves of their waste of resources lawn than it is for someone to shut down global lithium production
