‘It’s good news:’ Nature group tells Canadians not to rake their lawns
FREDERICTON — Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn.
“It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because leaving them on the ground is the environmentally friendly thing to do,” said Andrew Holland, a spokesman for the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
He said the leaves provide a space for many small creatures to survive the winter.
“They provide habitat for butterflies, moths and different kinds of insects that can overwinter under the leaves. It’s also good for frogs and toads. The insects that overwinter provide food for birds in the spring,” he said.