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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Leave the Leaves!

Leaves are not litter

They're food and shelter for butterflies, beetles, bees, moths, and more. Tell friends and neighbors to just #leavetheleaves

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[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh yeah that's true. I don't let them pile up right against the house. I'm not going to rake and bag them though. Trees have been here a lot longer than we have, they probably know what they're doing better than we do.

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