the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, As spring blooms across Bergen County, the Village of Ridgewood is buzzing with a familiar eco-friendly movement: Slow Mow May.
This grassroots initiative encourages residents to rethink their lawn care routine for 31 days to support essential pollinators but concerns have been raised about tick infestation and does a socalled “shaggy lawn” encourage ticks?
Continue reading “Slow Mow May” Comes Under Question Over Tick infestation
photo courtesy of the Village of Ridgewood
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood is once again promoting Slow Mow May .The goal of Slow Mow May is to embrace a two-week mowing regime (and forego chemicals for the entire month), which supports the greatest abundance of bees by creating habitat and food sources for early-season pollinators. It’s a small but important step toward making our yards more natural, environmentally friendly and healthier for people, pets and pollinators.
