• Lawns are the #1 consumer of water and synthetic chemicals in the suburban landscape. 30% to 60% of water American households consume is used on lawns.

• One hour of lawn mowing is equal to the emissions of a 350 mile road trip. Power lawn mowers, weed eaters and leaf blowers emit 12 to 34 times more pollution than cars.

• Less than 1% of insects are harmful to plants. However the average suburban lawn is deluged with 10 times more chemical pesticide per acre as farmland.

• Over-watering and over-fertilizing, creates thatch, a dense breeding site for pests and disease.

• Government studies have found chemical pesticides and fertilizers in nearly all of our nations rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.

• Chemical pesticides are poisons that endanger our immune, reproductive, and nervous systems. Children, pets and wildlife are especially vulnerable. Pesticides can remain active for weeks to months, and can build-up in soils remaining hazardous for decades.