Dayton Power and Light will be turning their 1,000 acres of lawn into meadow, resulting in reduced maintenance costs, drastically reduced use of gas mowers, and lots of new homes for Ohio's wildlife. Brilliant.
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An unremarkable three-acre grass lot here in the 2000 block of old Central Avenue will become part of a Dayton Power & Light initiative to create meadows not seen in some parts of Ohio for a century or longer.
The utility, during the next five years, will work to convert as many as 1,000 of its acres to native plant meadows — a prairie-like landscape that will require less maintenance and serve as a harbor for unusual plants, butterflies and other creatures.
DP&L’s announcement, which corresponds with Earth Day, April 22, said the utility will begin this year with 70 acres in seven counties, some near substations. Planting begins this fall. The 3- to 6-foot-tall meadow grasses mature in about three years.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/dpl-to-turn-substations-into-eco-friendly-prairies-90176.html
