ABSOLUTELY IN MY BACK YARD

And, as the previous post reminds me - as spring does gradually creep into our neighborhoods, our own backyards, we will start to think about what we'll do with those spaces this spring and summer.  From the Audubon website, here is a nice little guide to creating an ecologically friendly environment in the territory over which you have some control, some choice.  The greatest amount of pesticide runoff comes from suburban lawns and gardens, gasoline powered mowers emit incredible amounts of toxins into the air (I have the actual statistics on these somewhere, I will see if I can find them and incorporate them into this post later.).  By the same token, these areas are places where we can encourage native plants and animals, foster welcoming environments for birds and insects whose normal territories grow daily smaller, use what would become landfill to create glorious compost, organically grow some of our own food, create safe play spaces for our children.  We can all be environmentalists in our own backyards; let Audubon show you some rudiments of this philosophy.