![]() 2023 Recently, a friend in Beijing was shut in her apartment for 15 days because of a positive case in a building in another part of her housing complex. Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. Also, debris in the street can also be dangerous for drivers, especially those with two wheels.Verb Consequently when the great occasion was finished and after the treasures had been hidden away, the main entranceway to the tomb was shut off, and the outer gate lowered, so that all the workers and craftsmen who had buried the treasure were shut in, and there were none who came out again. Grass and leaves clippings can travel into local rivers with pretreatment and cause algal blooms. This helps prevent root stress and promotes turf vigor.ĭPW asks that you do not put mow or blow grass clippings in the street. For example, if your grass is 6 inches tall, do not remove more than 2 inches of length. Do not cut more than ⅓ of your grass length.After reducing the grass height to a more manageable length, reduce the height of the blade, before making a second pass, repeat the process. Adjust your mower to the highest setting and make one pass through your lawn.Give yourself extra time to accomplish the task.Because of that, push mowers will have a difficult time cutting grass that is that tall. Those who participate in No Mow May for the entire month will likely see their grass grow to 12 to 18 inches tall. Parts of Michigan and New York also adopted No Mow May in 2022. In 2022, Green Bay, De Pere, Wisconsin Rapids, and La Crosse announced they would help save the bees.Ī number of Milwaukee's suburbs have adopted No Mow May, including Fox Point, Glendale, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Greendale and Cudahy. Wausau, Stevens Point, Oshkosh and Fort Atkinson adopted No Mow May in 2021. More than 20 communities in Wisconsin have adopted No Mow May. "I think that this is an entirely inappropriate use of the powers we have as an alderperson." "The fact that you would know that information, omit that information and submit this resolution makes it inconceivable that this resolution's primary impetus is about No Mow May to even begin with," Ald. Chad Doran proposed nixing No Mow May, claiming it "doesn't have any scientific backing behind it." The committee denied the resolution on a 4-1 vote but not before criticizing Doran over leaving out that bee populations are stronger where there is no mowing. No Mow May was the subject of an Appleton common council committee hearing earlier this month after Ald. Appleton became the first city to adopt No Mow May in the U.S. No Mow May will not just be happening in Milwaukee, it actually started in the United Kingdom. ![]() What communities in Wisconsin are doing No Mow May? ![]() Property owners can also a print a sign for a window at the Zoological Society of Milwaukee's website. To register for No Mow May, you should sign up on DPW's Click4Action website. The city's Department of Public Works website says if a complaint is received about a lawn and the lawn is not registered to participate in No Mow May, then the property owner risks being fined. You do risk being fined if you don't register beforehand. It is not as simple as not cutting your grass in May. Many baby birds feed on insects in the spring. Reduced mowing can result in higher bee abundance and diversity in yards, which benefits the ecosystem. They facilitate the reproduction of more than 75% of flowering plants and two-thirds of all agricultural crops, according the Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America. Letting the flowers grow for the month help protect the pollinators, who in some cases are in danger of extinction, particularly bees.Īll ecosystems rely on pollinators. No Mow May is a campaign that encourages people to refrain from mowing their lawns during the month of May in order to provide a stable habitat for pollinators, like bees, butterflies and other insects, early in the growing season.Ĭutting grass destroys the many wildflowers that are in bloom, which provide a vital source of nectar and pollen for the insects.
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