Ohhh that makes so much sense
OMG I'm so happy to hear that. Today has been a wild day for me haha. Glad you started!
I thought I responded to this but I have failed. Thank you!
They did not ask me to post this for what it's worth. I did consider redacting it but the organization the email originated from had nothing to do with them.
Thank you :) my mods on all platforms are seriously amazing
It's had me in a good mood all day!
This is a copy paste of my Reddit post if it reads a little funny lol The website they're referencing can be found here.
Never underestimate the impact you have on the world
A few years ago I saw a post about permaculture from u/Suuperdad that inspired me to create this sub. I had no idea what it would turn into. Yesterday I got this lovely email about our website that in all honesty, I forgot existed. It was made during the great Reddit migration and has been kind of forgotten about until today.
Never in a million years did I expect an email like this or, my co-workers to know my subreddit or, my new significant other to lose his mind when he found out I started this sub. Even if you don't think you're going to change the world, you might. This is a reminder to fight for what you believe in, make positive changes in your life, and do what's right. Maybe it will have a snowball effect, maybe it won't. Either way you'll be changing your own life.
I want to make a special shout out to my amazing mod team over on Reddit who does amazing work not just in moderating but in contributing resources, setting up really cool things like the Doug Tallamay AMA and
Yay! Congrats!
I hit every green light on my drive back to the shop today!
Can confirm, this does work and includes their tools. Just in case you ever need tools while upgrading your own...
I appreciate the people who run the forum for the Emergency! Game series. It's where I found the info on now to run multiplayer on Emergency! 3
Yeah I might just set my laptop to be my only Windows device. I still don't think there's a way around the Xbox app though.
At least when my brother talks about it he's excited but his ADHD is unmedicated so I still don't know much because we start talking about that but then we somehow end up replacing a window or something and have no idea how we got there... Lmao
Started my first post breakup save! I'm on Y1D10
I have some niche software for my racecar I can't seem to get to run on Linux and it's the only reason I'm still on Windows. Although now that I've finally got a new desktop, I can dual boot again.
Oh and I run a few games via the Xbox app so that kinda keeps me on there as well.
Ok you win, I'll try it.
This is helpful advice, thank you.
Local Resources
Don't forget to check local for great resources on how to go the No Lawns route! Not everyone may have local resources but I was surprised to find out that my county has a natives program that has a guide on what and how to plant. Check your local city/county/State/provide/Etc to see if there's already some easy resources out there.
A confession
Guys, as the person who started no lawns on Reddit (and here) my yard is a disaster lol. I work outside all day and the last thing I want to do when I get home is yard work. That being said, I removed a bunch of invasives from my yard Monday and I'm working on a plan to tackle a corner of my yard the way I've always wanted to in NoLawns style with native plants. I'm always open to suggestions for the Chicago area!
Why is it so hot?
Even as a forester I’m so tired of the tree planting campaigns. If you truly believe there’s a problem let’s use some common sense. Here’s how ecosystems have changed.. we have more trees than ever, while we’ve lost 99.9% of grasslands, we have 40 million acres of mowed grass. #nativehabitatproject ...
Native Grasses
This is a monoculture of Big Bluestem used for seed production. Our grasslands should be full of forbs, sedges, and other grasses. Biodiversity creates healthy grasslands! #nativehabitatproject #nativegrasses #beef #grasslands #prairies #conservation
If you're going to plant grass, make it native to your area, wildlife depends on it.
No Lawns and Native Plants Resources (request)
I've seen 2 new awesome resources pop up in the comments this week (I haven't added them to the list yet my personal life is chaos right now). I'd love to know if you guys have come across any other books, websites, videos etc that you find very useful and informative to add to the list.
Here is the current list of resources.
I'd love to get as many resources as possible outside the US.
List of Native plant societies in northern America
Would love to see lists from all over the world!
Why native plants?
Over thousands of years, wild plants have grown naturally, adapting to each region’s unique environmental conditions. When grown in your garden, native plants bring beauty and excitement to your yard, creating a welcoming sanctuary that can be enjoyed at home along with many other benefits. Connecti...
Here's another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.
What natives do you have growing?
Live in the US? Wild Ones added a few new garden plans
We want to help you create striking home landscapes that benefit wildlife and you.
Obviously these plans aren't inclusive of the entire US but from what I understand they are working on adding even more garden plans to their list.
This can be beneficial if you live in any of these towns and would like to have a list or a plan for natives in your own yard and your don't know where to begin.
Pleasant Forever Habitat Seed Store
Just sharing this link since everyone always loves American meadows so much. The only issue I take with them is they sell seed packs that are "native to your area" and some are not.
One of our Reddit mods has said he's had great luck with Pheasant Forever as a US based option who focuses on natives for habitat restoration.
I've never used them personally but I wanted to drop it as a link since I had never heard of them before.
Mead
How many of you make mead? I made my last small batch for Thanksgiving and I've just gotten caught up with life and other hobbies and forgot it existed until I saw this community.
Why we shouldn't mow native praries (TikTok link)
We figured the trails here would be enough to tell folks this is a Priaire until our signage was complete but we were wrong. Guess this is the time to double down on the invasives here! #nativehabitatproject #flintcreekprairie #conservation #grasslands #nativeplants #wildlife
TLDR; killing off native species as well as their food supply and habitats.
TwoXChromosomes has come to Lemmy!
About A place for serious and silly content intended for women’s perspectives. (We are not the same mods as the Reddit r/twoxchromosomes [https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/] sub) Rules We are currently following a modified version of r/TwoXChromosomes rules here [https://slrpnk.net/comment/19...
Let's see if I can get all this link formatting down haha.
We are not the Reddit TwoXChromosomes but we did see that they did not exist here and all the search results happened to be users looking for it so here it is! If anyone from the Reddit 2x wants to mod, inbox me on reddit or lemmy, same username.
No Lawns has come to Lemmy!
What is No Lawns? A community devoted to alternatives to monoculture lawns, with an emphasis on native plants and conservation. Rain gardens, xeriscaping, strolling gardens, native plants, and much more! (from official Reddit r/NoLawns) Have questions or don’t know where to begin? - You can check ou...
Let's see if I can get all this link formatting down haha.
No lawns has over 150k subs on Reddit and we're currently participating in the reddit protest (and will be depending on how our poll goes). I found slrpnk.net and wanted to bring another bit of No Lawns over to lemmy.
Our main goal is to promote native plants over non natives, create a healthier yard for everyone, and enjoy some pretty flowers.
I am Doug Tallamy, New York Times best seller Nature’s Best Hope, founder of Home Grown National Park, and native plant advocate
I am currently a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. I have also authored the New York Times best seller Nature’s Best Hope and I have authored and co-authored additional books such as Bringing Nature Hope, The Living Landscape, and The Nature of Oaks. In addition, I have authored over 100 research publications in my field.
I have also founded Home Grown National Park which is a grass roots whos mission is: "To regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function because every human being on this planet needs diverse highly productive ecosystems to survive."
Here is the link to our website with the copy and paste of the AMA and here is the link to the original Reddit AMA.
Announcement: Sidebar Updated
Hey all, updated the sidebar description with some links :) I tried to copy the reddit wiki as best I could to a free website so if there's any issues (or continuing the protests) with reddit we still have the information.
Edit: Updated sub icon both here and reddit
Why No Lawns?
Well why would I want a boring grass mono culture yard?
This is basically how no lawns started. Over on Reddit just over 5 years ago I started no lawns after having a fun conversation with u/suuperdad about changing the boring grass lawn into some thing more native and better for the environment. On a whim I created a subreddit for it and we started with a hand full of people and now we're pretty good sized!
With the reddit blackout on, we realized this community needed to be bigger than Reddit. We already started a discord and we have an Instagram (although I'm terrible at updating it) we wanted to reach even more spaces.
I found slrpnk on accident but, it seemed to really fit with our theme and here we are!
We're anti monoculture, pro natives plants and we love a non traditional yard.
If money and time were not a problem, what would you do to make your dream yard?
Just as the title asks, what's your dream yard if money and time weren't a concern? Would you have a pond, a prairie, a forest, a food forest or something else?
This front yard in OPs mom's neighborhood
Cross post from Reddit (yes it's in blackout on the day of posting) by u/FineStein