Environment Sandy Springs Blog
Reconsider your lawn management to help pollinators
Homeowners can help bees and other pollinators by changing the way they manage their lawns. Reducing the mowing frequency and allowing some flowering plants to grow in the lawn are two small changes that can make a big difference for pollinators. Read more about “No Mow May” on the Xerces Society website.
ESS proposes a new tree conservation ordinance
ESS Board member, Bill Cleveland, proposed an updated tree conservation ordinance for the City of Sandy Springs.
ESS Board Members attend Park Pride event
On March 25th, Environment Sandy Springs board members Jim Newbury and Janet Wells attended the 2024 Parks and Greenspace Conference at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The event was organized by Park Pride (parkpride.org) and sponsored by Cox Enterprises. Janet and Jim were invited to the event by Juliet Cohen of Cox, a Sandy Springs company that is collaborating with ESS on a grassland restoration project.
Nobody Likes Mosquitos
The scourge of summer afternoons and evenings, mosquito bites drive people crazy and drive homeowners to take drastic measures to rid themselves of the disease carrying bugs. But there are ways to protect you and your family without damaging beneficial insects and the delicate ecosystems that support the wildlife that we enjoy.