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Leave the Leaves: Skipping Yard Work Helps Wildlife
Original: Don’t rake leaves or clean up yards: not only do you help wildlife but it’s the one time of year you can feel righteous
Autumn messaging is urging people to skip raking leaves and tidying their yards, arguing that fallen leaves provide shelter for insects, pollinators and other wildlife through the winter. The idea is being shared widely with a lighthearted twist: leaving the yard messy counts as procrastination with a clear conscience.
Why now: It is autumn leaf-fall season, when yard cleanup typically peaks and wildlife-friendly gardening advice circulates.
Evidence
- Don’t rake leaves or clean up yards: not only do you help wildlife but it’s the one time of year you can feel righteous about your procrastination. # wildlife · jd@ottawa.place · 29
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