Lyme Green

In Lamoine, participating in the movement to mow less helps some people feel like there’s something they can do locally about environmental challenges, according to the town’s conservation commission chair, Larissa Thomas.

The project was so well-received that the town added to it in 2023 by joining the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, a local government commitment to developing habitat for monarch butterfly populations.

[Well-meaning idiots are planting non-native milkweed and killing the butterflies they’re trying to save — just say’n — Ed]

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“People in small towns like Lamoine and in bigger towns and cities across Maine face a lot of challenges, but doing things together like “No Mow May” and Mayors’ Monarch Pledge helps forge and strengthen relationships and generates goodwill that pays dividends as we navigate community life,” Thomas said.