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HAWAII RENOVATION MARCH 5, 2023
UNEXPECTED WAYS LAWNS BENEFIT
OUR COMMUNITIES
Lawns are seemingly everywhere and while you may take them for granted, they’re actually hard- working members of an ecosystem ben- efitting urban and suburban spaces in multiple ways. If lawns were eliminated, climate change challenges would sig- nificantly increase, including higher air temperatures, more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and less oxygen. Lawns are surprisingly good at capturing rain; with- out them, rainfall would run off instead of infiltrating the ground, increasing flood- ing. Lawns also capture a wide variety of environmental pollutants, so without them there would be more air pollution.
“It’s interesting how little most people know about the environmental benefits of natural grass lawns and green spaces,” says Britt Wood, CEO, National Associa- tion of Landscape Professionals. “People have long known about the benefits of trees — but less about the benefits their lawns deliver.”
sphere. Carbon modeling of a suburban home on a half-acre lot, with landscape beds, shrubs, trees and a grass lawn, indi- cates the lawn is responsible for 81-90% of the carbon captured. In a recent study of a typical metropolitan area, low- and medium-density residential lots account- ed for over 50% of carbon captured in urban green spaces.
3. KEEP COOL
You’ve probably done it — walking barefoot on an asphalt street in the sum- mer can be painfully hot. How did you find relief? You headed for the nearest lawn. Lawns can be up to 60 degrees cooler than surrounding pavement. Plants, including natural turfgrass, act like air conditioners due to a naturally oc- curring cooling process known as evapo- transpiration.
4. LESSEN FLOODING
Lawns naturally provide excellent wa- ter filtration, sediment reduction, runoff control, flood control and pollutant reduc- tion. Natural grass has also been shown to reduce runoff and soil erosion from 6-18 times greater than bare soil.
Aesthetics matter. A well-maintained lawn increases home values an estimated 10-15%, and a consumer survey by the NALP found 79% of Americans believe a lawn is an important feature when renting or buying a home.
From battery-powered mowers and irrigation with smart sensors that detect
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HOW LAWNS BENEFIT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
Here are facts from The Lawn Insti- tute you might not know about how grass lawns contribute to the well-being of communities.
5. INCREASE HOME VALUES
1. BREATHE EASIER
One 5,000-square-foot grass lawn can produce enough oxygen daily to support 14 to 34 people.
2. REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE
Tackling climate change involves find- ing places to store carbon from the atmo-
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