Has your town or city joined the movement?
, homeowners aim to help bees and other pollinators thrive as they emerge in the spring. But private lawns are just one part of the eco-friendly trend: Local governments and businesses are also contributing by rethinking their landscaping practices in urban green spaces to promote biodiversity.
Israel Del Toro, who teaches biology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, first heard about No Mow May in 2019 while living in Wales. He brought the movement back to Appleton, launching the city’s first No Mow May in 2020. The following year, 10 other municipalities in the state participated. Now, in 2022, the movement has spread to more than 35 municipalities throughout the Midwest and Northeast, according to Del Toro.
“Clovers, dandelions, violets—those things we would normally associate as weeds—are actually really beneficial to our pollinators,” Del Toro says. “That’s what No Mow May is all about: having those things we would normally call weeds come to flower and feeding the bees along the way.”The movement aims to provide pollinating insects with “quick, easy calories” as they emerge from their wintering grounds, which typically happens in May in the Midwest and Northeast, Del Toro says.
“There’s a lot of lawn out there—the question is whether we can reconfigure the way we’re managing these lawns so that they can support pollinators and biodiversity,” Lerman says. “If certain areas are not going to be used as much, can you let them grow a little bit more?” But the practice isn’t limited to greenery around homes, either. Governments, businesses, and other organizations can adopt a “do-less mentality” for city and office parks,
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