<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;">I agree, let's stick to our plan and not just jump on the latest fad.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;">Gerry<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Amy Seay via Lekooks <lekooks@lekook.org><br>To: 'John Kuhn' <kuhnjohnb@gmail.com>; 'Fran B.' <sandhillcrane@hotmail.com>; 'Karl Timm' <kwtimm@gmail.com>; 'Gerald Flakas' <gerflak@aol.com>; lekook@lekook.org<br>Sent: Fri, May 6, 2022 10:13 pm<br>Subject: Re: [Lekooks] Help pollinators (and get a break from mowing your lawn) by joining 'no mow May' : NPR<br><br></div><div id="yiv4395570399"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv4395570399WordSection1"><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">My first blush reaction is to stay with the mowing schedule we have in place. Like John mentioned, we already have areas on the property that we intentionally don’t mow. Plus, I’d hate to put any more stress on our mower(s) and/or create more work down the line. I have yet to refamiliarize myself with the plan that Sarah created. I hope to do so soon; life has been busy. </span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Thanks,</span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Amy</span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">P.S. – Don’t ticks like long grass?</span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><div id="yiv4395570399yqt85517" class="yiv4395570399yqt3774695925"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Lekooks <lekooks-bounces@lekook.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Kuhn via Lekooks<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 6, 2022 8:53 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> 'Fran B.' <sandhillcrane@hotmail.com>; 'Karl Timm' <kwtimm@gmail.com>; 'Gerald Flakas' <gerflak@aol.com>; lekook@lekook.org<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lekooks] Help pollinators (and get a break from mowing your lawn) by joining 'no mow May' : NPR</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">In my opinion, whether or not we mow it, there will be plenty of dandelions, violets and creeping Charlie for the bees, as there always are. The dandelions are the only flowers that get clipped off, and only for a day before they’re back. My concern is that in the areas where the grass grows vigorously there will be a foot of grass to mow by the end of the month, and the clippings will be a mess to deal with for the rest of the summer. I’m concerned how it will make the property look, right there on the corner of K and E. I do think it’s great we have the unmowed areas. I think we need to hear Amy Seay’s and Sarah Ehrhardt’s opinions, as they are the ones that have put the most thought into planning and maintaining the landscape. </span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">John</span></p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Lekooks [<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks-bounces@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks-bounces@lekook.org">mailto:lekooks-bounces@lekook.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fran B. via Lekooks<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 06, 2022 5:27 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Karl Timm; Gerald Flakas; <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekook@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekook@lekook.org">lekook@lekook.org</a><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lekooks] Help pollinators (and get a break from mowing your lawn) by joining 'no mow May' : NPR</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Assuming you are not spraying, the dandelions, violets and even creeping Charlie, provide food for emerging native bees and other pollinators. </p><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="yiv4395570399ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone<br clear="none">Get <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg">Outlook for Android</a></p></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;" class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><hr align="center" size="2" width="98%"></div><div id="yiv4395570399divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks-bounces@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks-bounces@lekook.org">lekooks-bounces@lekook.org</a>> on behalf of Karl Timm via Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>><br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 6, 2022 5:09:47 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Gerald Flakas <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:gerflak@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:gerflak@aol.com">gerflak@aol.com</a>>; <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekook@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekook@lekook.org">lekook@lekook.org</a> <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekook@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekook@lekook.org">lekook@lekook.org</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lekooks] Help pollinators (and get a break from mowing your lawn) by joining 'no mow May' : NPR</span> </p><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Our lawn gets lots of dandelions which should help the bees. I am up for not mowing. </p><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Karl</p></div></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 3:48 PM Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">I'm confused. How does not mowing lawn grass help pollinators?</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Unless you're replacing it with something else.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Gerry F.</span></p></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Mark Brewer via Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>><br clear="none">To: LCUUC Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>><br clear="none">Sent: Fri, May 6, 2022 10:19 am<br clear="none">Subject: [Lekooks] Help pollinators (and get a break from mowing your lawn) by joining 'no mow May' : NPR</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">All, I just learned of this yesterday. I plan to try it at home this year. Save the pollinators! </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Mark</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2022%2F05%2F04%2F1096719957%2Fhelp-pollinators-and-get-a-break-from-mowing-your-lawn-by-joining-no-mow-may&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ce9c4403eb7f7499593ce08da2fad2bd5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637874718050896464%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=48yO4RCRZx4zhDcR3fJOxkkBmGvcoTjeCwp1CZiUwT0%3D&reserved=0">https://www.npr.org/2022/05/04/1096719957/help-pollinators-and-get-a-break-from-mowing-your-lawn-by-joining-no-mow-may</a></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Sent from my iPhone</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">_______________________________________________</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;">Lekooks mailing list</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org">Lekooks@lekook.org</a></span></p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flekook.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Flekooks_lekook.org&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ce9c4403eb7f7499593ce08da2fad2bd5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637874718050896464%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2Z5nWCSrMGZWsFKMFot1vWhWMwZXcGyy8DGpeJGXUhg%3D&reserved=0">http://lekook.org/mailman/listinfo/lekooks_lekook.org</a></span></p></div></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Lekooks mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org">Lekooks@lekook.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flekook.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Flekooks_lekook.org&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ce9c4403eb7f7499593ce08da2fad2bd5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637874718050896464%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2Z5nWCSrMGZWsFKMFot1vWhWMwZXcGyy8DGpeJGXUhg%3D&reserved=0">http://lekook.org/mailman/listinfo/lekooks_lekook.org</a></p></blockquote></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"><br clear="all"></p><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">-- </p><div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Regards,</p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">Karl Timm</p></div><div><p class="yiv4395570399MsoNormal">608.695.7138</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yqt3774695925" id="yqt44498">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Lekooks mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org" href="mailto:Lekooks@lekook.org">Lekooks@lekook.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lekook.org/mailman/listinfo/lekooks_lekook.org" target="_blank">http://lekook.org/mailman/listinfo/lekooks_lekook.org</a><br clear="none"></div></div>