No Mow May begins for hundreds of households in La Crosse

Because of cool, rainy weather, this was not an ideal weekend in La Crosse for trying to mow the lawn.  But conditions may have given people a head start on the No Mow May project, where they’ll let grass grow during May to attract pollinators to the area. 

City park department staffer Leah Miller tells us about 900 households have signed up for the campaign.

Miller says nothing major is required of the families which decide not to cut the grass during May.

“Sit outside, make some observations, take some pictures,” says Miller. “After the program is complete, we can send out a survey, and follow up with them to see if they noticed any new pollinators, or more birds.”  

City Hall is still taking registrations for No Mow May, in person, on the phone, or on-line.