The Boomer obsession with the featureless, lifeless lawn sprayed liberally with RoundUp is one of the key culprits decimating butterfly populations. Everyone can help by buying milkweed and hollyhock seed and putting it everywhere- every lawn you pass, every lot, public or private. #environment
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/climate/americas-butterflies-disappearing-catastrophic-rate/index.html
CNN · America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rateUS butterfly populations are declining because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new nationwide study finds.
@vaskaraeca It's wild.
In my old neighborhood the only person on the block with a natural, wild lawn was the Trump supporter.
@FlashMobOfOne The desire for a dull, high-maintenance lawn sadly seems to be bipartisan.
@vaskaraeca Also, I'm doing just that. Going to buy a few hundred seeds off Ebay and spread them on my walk next week.