Teacher Discussion

To contribute to the discussion below send e-mail to: jn-talk@learner.org

Re: Stopping of Unnecessary Mowing

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: Donald Davis: "U.S. Discovery Channel Monarch Film Viewing Schedule"
• Previous message: The Rangsityothin Family: ""Growing Tips For Tulips""

We have the same problem in Ontario. It seems that plants are either benefi=
cial (ie. flowers, crops) or weeds.=20

It takes a lot of effort and educating. Fortunately, we had a major reduct=
ion in mowing last year due to economic restraints and many rural communiti=
es with limited budgets were suddenly more cooperative. Besides pointing o=
ut the value of habitat for all manner of wildlife, you can also point out =
that they are unnecessarily throwing tax dollars down the drain.=20

=46rom time to time, we get an overzealous weed inspector - like the one that=
wanted to order a superintendent in a provincial park classified as =22Nat=
ural Environment=22 to destroy all the milkweed in the park, while all the =
surrounding properties were filled with milkweed=21 (They compromised that=
year - the park made a token effort to remove some seed pods - leaving the=
milkweed leaves for the monarchs. The following year, the park did nothing=
=21).

Don Davis

Toronto, ON

• Next message: Donald Davis: "U.S. Discovery Channel Monarch Film Viewing Schedule"
• Previous message: The Rangsityothin Family: ""Growing Tips For Tulips""