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Prairie comeback: Manitobans turn to native plants to stem climate change, erosion
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...mate-1.6528109

The trend toward replacing traditional lawns with native plants has been growing in recent years and more Manitobans are embracing the idea.

Tallgrass prairie, an ecosystem made up of a variety of tall grasses, is making a comeback, as people everywhere from Winnipeg to Selkirk, about 40 km northeast of the capital, shift from turf grass to native plants.

The City of Winnipeg, meanwhile, mows the equivalent of 3,000 CFL football fields of sod. The Public Works Department is considering low cost alternatives to turf grass for boulevards, parks and other areas without much foot traffic.