Oliver Hlavaty · @oliverhlavaty
130 followers · 474 posts · Server hessen.social
· @anatole
17 followers · 47 posts · Server fediscience.org

Not planting forest corridors:
"Natural corridors (those existing in landscapes prior to the study) showed more movement than manipulated corridors (those created and maintained for the study)."

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

#wildlife #biogeography #Landscaping #conservation

Last updated 1 year ago

John Refior · @jrefior
354 followers · 2697 posts · Server hachyderm.io

"In 2011, approximately 26.7 million tons of pollutants were emitted by gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment, accounting for 24%āˆ’45% of all nonroad gasoline emissions. Gasoline-powered landscape maintenance equipment (leaf blowers/vacuums, and trimmers, edgers, brush cutters) accounted for 43% of VOCs and around 50% of fine PM. Two-stroke engines were responsible for the vast majority of fine PM."

PDF of study:
19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/
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#airpollution #epa #Landscaping #LeafBlowers

Last updated 1 year ago

Jason Nabein · @jasonnab
54 followers · 285 posts · Server hachyderm.io

@ash I did this a while ago when I had a backyard. I let the grass grow long in most areas of the backyard. Unfortunately, in the front my neighbour was less than agreeable to let it grow beyond effectively a buzzcut...

But I will say, in the backyard, I did notice more bugs and insects in and around the general unmowed area. I'm not sure if it helped or hindered anything, but, it was nice.

#gardening #naturallawns #Landscaping

Last updated 1 year ago

Peter Bronez · @PeterBronez
211 followers · 1121 posts · Server hachyderm.io

@Fawn Iā€™m looking for a kid-friendly ground cover native to the mid-Atlantic area, near DC.

We have Lots of deciduous trees, grey squirrels, birds and foxes. Itā€™d be nice to attract more birds and butterflies. Bees and spiders not so much.

Iā€™m pursuing solar and geothermal, so want to avoid trees big enough to shade the roof or push roots into wells.

#gardening #Landscaping #groundcoverrevolution #nativeplants #solarpunk #greenenergy

Last updated 1 year ago

Ryan Anderson · @ryanbanderson
459 followers · 128 posts · Server fediscience.org

Wet heavy snow last night here in Flagstaff. I went out and cleared off the bent down branches of our small cherry and plum trees this morning. Minutes later our oak tree lost a huge branch which crushed/decapitated the little plum tree. šŸ˜„

It still has a couple side branches so we'll see this spring/summer if it needs to be replaced or if we just wait and see how it grows...

#Landscaping #gardening #trees #snow

Last updated 2 years ago

Harvey Wallbudd · @hrvywll
2 followers · 7 posts · Server mastodon.forsale
Harvey Wallbudd · @hrvywll
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JĆ¼rgen Libertus · @juergenlibertus
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