Regular lawns take lots of maintenance, and are not actually beneficial to the environment, according to the Butterfly Project. 

Want to make a change?

Join Emily Dutra from the Butterfly Project at her Rethinking Lawns event to learn about easier and more organic alternatives to the traditional lawn, easy changes to improve lawns as well as the history of lawns. 

The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Center at Helfand Farm at 318 Chase Road. The talk is free but registration is requested on the trust’s website.