No thanks.

Sure but it will take 500+ years for them to reach the same size and age. And who knows what the climate will be like by then.

If they want to mitigate this for the time being, the best solution would be to consult an expert to design an appropriate irrigation scheme to bridge the trees through the drought.

Enjoy the huge old trees while they last. They are a product of a long, stable climate that may not return for a long, long time.

Very cool. Evaporative cooling is neat in that it’s low-tech but it is often a bit climatologically awkward. It works great in dry climates, but then where do you get the water? And in humid climates you have the water supply but the cooling effect is greatly diminished. Still, there are certainly some places in the sweet spot where this may make sense

I imagine it would work great where I am in inland California but we couldn’t run it off or rainwater because we don’t get rain from ~ May - November. Still, in years with adequate water supply it’s a cool device.

Trees are by far the best at cooling but yes in situations where they won’t fit the other options should be considered.

Thanks for doing that!

The bucket is just a bucket with BT in it to kill the larvae. Might help but ultimately you need to get rid of the places they are breeding to be completely effective.

I heard they’re trying to new sterile male releases in my city which I think is probably a good idea. Certainly better than broadcasting pesticides.

Thanks for the link. The issue is I don’t have control over the mowing height since it won’t be on my property. The native subspecies seems to be taller which is why I’m concerned about. Your link says to mow at 3 inches and I’m wondering what happens when it’s shorter than that?

Maybe it is fine to use the introduced subspecies though. That one definitely can stay alive when cut shorter. But I might try to native one anyway to see what happens.

I still think clover is overrated lol.

It is better than grass I’ll grant you but yeah there is probably a better native option for any given area–unless you happen to be in its native range.

Here on the west coast and in much of the south Phyla nodiflora (frogfruit) is a visually similar native option. It seems to establish patches in lawns around my city on its own, one of the few native plants to do so.

I’m also looking into “Spanish clover” which is neither a clover nor from Spain but it is a native legume in much of the central and western US. It is very very drought tolerant and one of the few small, green plants that can look a bit like a lawn and grow through summer with minimal or even no irrigation here.

Selfheal AKA Prunella is another interesting option. The species is native but I recently learned there is an exotic and a native form. I see it in lawns around town but it looks like the exotic form mainly, which I think has maybe evolved to do better in lawns than the native form. I’m not sure how crucial it is to use the native form or how well that one would do in a lawn but it’s nice because it’s quite soft under foot and it’s also an edible green. However it does require more moisture than the other options.

I don’t actually have a lawn myself but my plan is to scatter seeds in poorly maintained lawns around town and see if any of them grow…

Yeah I think we are largely advocating for the same thing. Central business districts that are all concrete and glass are pretty dystopian. But medium dense cities with car infrastructure replaced by green space would be perfect.

Maybe… or would your body simply rot away faster since you aren’t using it as much? I would be inclined to think the latter.

I think the issue for space colonization is there’s no real practical reason to do it beyond that it’s cool and interesting. There’s still absolutely tons of largely unused land in deserts, polar climates, and even the ocean that are far more accessible and habitable than space is.

Even for earth this is way too suburban imo. Does not make sense to have everyone spread out that way for multiple reasons.

Solarpunk development in my view should be as green as our suburbs today but much denser to save on cost, keep people connected, and save room for wild nature.

No there’s just just zero republican power in the state to disrupt common sense stuff.

Don’t get be wrong democrats are still very problematic on some issues but on others they get a bit too much blame for what is really republican obstruction.

This is such an incredible project. Really inspiring.

I’ve got some neighbors with a paved traffic circle in front of their house so we’re starting to talk about how to turn it into something like this.

Yup, it’s a tomato.

Thanks for sharing! One thing I love about this is the use of public streetscapes for the restoration of nature in highly urbanized environments. Great demonstration that you don’t need to own your own private lawn to participate in this kind of thing.

Sure I could.

I usually prefer a hands off mod approach where I only remove stuff that is clearly rule breaking. As long as you’re on board with that. Although these smaller coms rarely need much if any moderation.

Did they fix the issue with modding external communities? I remember there was some problem with that at some point.

It’s pretty obvious if you watch any of his other content. He plays characters to educate people about botany. This one is lampooning the landscaping industry.

Usually he plays a gruff Chicago gangster so I’m kind of amazed with his range. This is a new character or at least I’ve never seen it before.

Also I mean come on who would describe their own behavior that way? It’s clearly a critique of powerful men and the way they relate to women.

I’m not sure what link could prove this unless you want to see an earlier one where he sounds like a totally different person.

lol hopefully you know it’s meant to be satirical. But yeah it’s definitely a particular style of humor that might not be for everyone.

Looks like you already got me covered. Didn’t know about that one so thanks!