SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

There is no need to continue mowing lawns on goverment grounds when their is a budget crunch. Let the grass grow and stop wasting money. We have our lawn mowed here even when the grass doesn't need it. They show up 2 times a week, mow and leave. I know they're under contract but allow for a more flexible contract to stop mowing when it doesn't need to be done.

Many large government centers, including NASA GSFC, have to maintain expanses of grass as well as wooded areas. Mowing and edging the grass is a major waste of resources and a source of air pollution. In addition, invasive plants such as Japanese stilt grass and Bradford pear trees have taken over many of the unmaintained areas, which is not good for wildlife and can spread to neighboring properties. Perhaps herds of... more »