Many homeowners mow their lawns during the summer and collect the clippings, which are then hauled to the local landfill. Which of the following actions would most benefit the suburban ecosystem?
A) Allow sheep to graze the lawn and then collect the sheep's feces to be delivered to the landfill.
B) Collect the lawn clippings and burn them.
C) Collect the lawn clippings and add them to a compost pile, don't collect the clippings and let them decompose into the lawn, or apply composted clippings to the lawn.
D) Collect the clippings and wash them into the nearest storm sewer that feeds into the local lake.
E) Dig up the lawn and cover the yard with asphalt.
Food web associated with algal turf during the summer in the Eel River, California.
A sod house in North Dakota, 1896. Individual “bricks” of sod were hewn from the ground and stacked
Summer and Winter Solstices
Summer and Winter Solstices
Summer and Winter Solstices
The early onset of spring melting and the gradual diminution of summer snowpack