STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) — Now Mow May is over.
Stevens Point Mayor Mike Wiza says that means it’s time to sharpen the lawn mower blades and bring your lawn into compliance if you were participating in the annual event designed to help pollinators.
Wiza says he knows that some people have questioned the efficacy of Now Mow May on the pollinator population, but he says there is no harm in trying to do something for those bees and butterflies. “I don’t know how much it actually helps, but it doesn’t hurt anything either.
It doesn’t matter if it helps a lot. It helps some. So it’s a good thing,” added Wiza
Residents will have a grace period to get back into compliance through this weekend. Wiza also notes that the city’s yard waste site will be open extended hours this week for those who want to drop off grass clippings. “We’ll be open every day this week from 1 PM to 7 PM to give people plenty of time to get their grass mowed or baled, depending on how tall it is. Then you can take that waste to the drop-off at 100 6th Avenue near the City Garage and we’ll turn it into compost.”
The No Mow May movement began in the Fox Valley area and has slowly spread to other areas of Wisconsin. Wausau, Weston, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Eau Claire, and others have all implemented the regulation in the last few years.
Wiza also discussed the summer event and live music schedule in Stevens Point and what makes the community so vibrant during the summer months. That conversation can be heard in the video above.
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