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Like another commenter said, attracting insects can help, by providing food for pollinators and other bugs which also help feed smaller animals which then feed larger animals etc. Never ever use herbicide/pesticide, or artificial fertilizer. (For example, anything with glyphosate in it will kill anything with permeable skin in the area. Salamanders will die from levels even below EPA standards of safe drinking water.) If you need fertilizer use compost.
Even better: kill your lawn. Let native wildflower species take over. If it all turns to clover, you don't even have to mow it.
The main problem is our economic system which demands infinite, unsustainable profit and expansion, so at the very least get the conversation going on that. I know it's impossible for an individual to fight the whole world, but that's why organizing is important. You must build a large enough group to become a force for change.
In the meantime, since we aren't ready to kill capitalism, make your own space as much of a sanctuary as it can be.
🤔 I wonder how much milkweed costs. We have an epic fuckton of butterflies in our neighborhood, and attracting monarchs seems like a good idea, come to think of it. Thanks
Make sure to pick native plants. Don't unbalance something else with an under researched plan.
What’s the best way to “kill a lawn” without harming the local ecosystem?
Just don't water it. If it's someone elses lawn, you get involved in local government to make sure that lawncare is an unlawful requirement for all HOA's etc.