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They estimated that <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>over a 20 year period, conventional lawn cost up to $5815.00/acre/year whereas seeded native meadow cost $1012.00/acre/year.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The authors note that much of the cost savings is due to the fact that healthy diverse native plant communities need almost no expensive and polluting chemical inputs whereas lawns require large quantities fertilizers and pesticides as well as frequent labor to mow and to apply chemicals (see below).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>In General</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Data such as these on the costs of lawns vs. native gardens are still sparse. However, we do know some things:<o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>The U.S. invests between <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>$30 and$60 billion per year in</span></strong> turfgrass, including lawn care products and lawn care companies, according to the <a href="https://www.onlynaturalenergy.com/grass-lawns-are-an-ecological-catastrophe/#:~:text=Lawns%20are%20extremely%20costly%20in,lawn%20care%20contribute%20climate%20change">Economic Research Service</a> and <a href="https://madison.com/wsj/business/how-much-do-americans-spend-per-capita-on-lawn-and-garden-care/article_ef2654fa-0b36-511c-b16d-3e9bfd34f21b.html#:~:text=Americans%20spent%20slightly%20more%20than,per%20person%2C%20according%20to%20Mintel">other sources</a>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>A <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/6019/lawn-surface-area-in-the-united-states">2005 NASA study</a> found that, in terms of surface area, <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>residential and commercial lawns are the single largest irrigated crop in the U.S.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Dr. Tallamy frequently states <a href="http://www.bringingnaturehome.net/">in his books and presentations</a> that <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>turfgrass covers more than <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16086109">40 million acres</a> in the United States, an area the size of New England. We are adding 500 square miles of it each year.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/KSMO_KnowYourRoots.pdf">The Environmental Protection Agency notes:</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A lawn mower pollutes as much in one hour as 40 automobiles driving</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>30-60% of urban fresh water is used for watering lawns</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>67 million pounds of pesticides are used on U.S. lawns each year</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>580 million gallons of gasoline are used in lawnmowers each year</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The Natural Resources Defence Council adds: <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/more-sustainable-and-beautiful-alternatives-grass-lawn#:~:text=But%20all%20that%20competition%20has,70%20million%20pounds%20of%20pesticides.&text=And%20then%2C%20of%20course%2C%20lawn%20mowers%20can%20pollute%20the%20air.">every year U.S. lawns consume nearly 3 trillion gallons of water.</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal>Native plantings deliver numerous ecosystem services in addition to supplying pollinator, songbird and other wildlife habitat. <b>According to the <a href="https://tallgrassontario.org/wp-site/carbon-sequestration/">Environmental Protection Agency</a>, native plantings are superior to non natives in erosion and flood control, climate resilience, and in sequestering greenhouse gasses. </b>Soils under established prairie grasslands , for example, can contain more than 10 tons roots per acre, and some prairie plant roots extend to a depth of 10 feet or more, storing up to <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fskemman.is%2Fstream%2Fget%2F1946%2F9755%2F24637%2F1%2FGarcia_Alvarez_MA_Thesis.pdf&ei=s7goU5qwKKOTyQHK_oHADw&usg=AFQjCNHzXU8WMw9aCrHSsVkWdwAZTVph-Q" target="_blank">1.7 metric tons</a> per acre per year. <a href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/files/KSMO_KnowYourRoots.pdf">Most lawn grasses have much shallower and less dense root systems</a> and so store less carbon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:darkgreen'>We hope that this information will help and encourage us all to work in our gardens, communities, and with decisionmakers to replace lawns with native plants.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Resources and additional information:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>For expert help in selecting and growing locally appropriate native plants in your garden, contact your local <a href="https://www.publicgardens.org/about-public-gardens/gardens">Botanic Garden</a> and/or <a href="https://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php/about-main/affiliates-cooperators">Native Plant Society</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Learn more about ecosystem services from native plant communities on the <a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/">NPCC Ecosystem Services website</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://calscape.org/">CalScape</a> – Restore Nature One Garden at a Time – California<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://archive.epa.gov/greenacres/web/html/factsht.html">EPA brochure on benefits of native plantings - Midwest Great Lakes</a> region<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://www.lawntowildflowers.org/">Lawn to Wildflowers</a> Initiative – Florida<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>California’s <a href="http://www.water.ca.gov/turf/">turf replacement initiative</a> offers rebates of up to $500 per yard for converting turf lawns to native, drought-resistant <a href="http://eartheasy.com/grow_xeriscape.htm">xeriscaping</a>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://www.wildflower.org/learn/guide-native-plant-gardening">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Gardening with Natives</a>, Texas<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://bluethumb.org/why/">BlueThumb</a> – planting for clean water Minnesota<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Photos: Turf median, same median planted with natives. © Doug Tallamy</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=GOTV></a><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:darkgreen'>2020 May be the most important election in our lifetimes</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.5pt;color:darkgreen'>But, due to COVID-19 and to voter suppression efforts such as defunding the Post Office,</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span 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